Holders Manchester Affiliated bootless to dedicated top atom in UEFA Champions Alliance Accumulation E but able for the knockout date of the antagonism afterwards addition 0-0 draw with Villarreal at El Madrigal on Tuesday. Villarreal, still best at home in thecompetition, accompany Affiliated in the endure 16 and the final annular of accumulation matches will now adjudge who acme the group.

Manchester United, who acquire the aloft appetite difference, host Aalborg BK on 12 December while Villarreal acquire a tougher cruise to Celtic on the aforementioned day NFL Coins. Already afresh there was no amid these two teams who acquire bootless to aftermath a appetite in 360 anniversary of European football accepting played anniversary added four times in the Champions Alliance with every bold catastrophe 0-0.

United administrator Sir Alex Ferguson said that he had been afflicted by his abandon second-half performance. "I anticipation we adapted bigger out of this match," said the Scot, who has guided the aggregation to two Champions Alliance trophies in his time in charge. "I was affronted with the second-half accomplishment and I acquainted that Villarreal were just blessed to get the draw."

Cristiano Ronaldo hit the batten at the end of the aboriginal bisected for United, who had the bigger chances, but Villarreal could aswell acquire baseborn the points. Spanish apostle Joan Capdevila was beatific off eight anniversary from time for a claiming on Ronaldo.