Villarreal v City: Kick-off time, team news and TV information | OneFootball

Find out everything you need to know ahead of City's Champions League encounter with Villarreal.

WHEN AND WHERE

We travel to the Estadio de la Ceramica on Tuesday 21 October, with kick-off scheduled in Spain for 20:00 (UK).

The game will be shown live in the UK on TNT Sports 1 and Amazon Prime Video. You can also keep across all of the action via mancity.com and our official app, as well as the key moments on X/Twitter: @ManCity.

Supporters living around the world can find out how they can tune in via our global TV listings below, courtesy of liversoccertv.com

OPPOSING MANAGER - MARCELINO

The 60-year-old etched his name into the record books back in August, becoming the manager with the most wins in the club’s history (124 across two spells) and the most matches in charge of the club, overtaking former City boss Manuel Pellegrini in both categories.

Marcelino led the Spanish side to their most recent promotion to La Liga in 2013, guided the team to the Europa League semi-finals in 2016, and secured Champions League qualification for them on two separate occasions (2016 and 2025).

The manager demands plenty of energy and aggression from his side and this will be the same under the floodlights on Tuesday night, and he prefers a traditional 4-4-2 formation, with two banks of four expected to try and nullify City’s attacking threat and the two up front tasked with breaking forward with pace.

DANGER MEN

Former Arsenal man Nicolas Pepe is the main threat and the winger has started the new season in Spain in superb form, establishing himself as one of La Liga’s most dangerous forwards.

His brilliant early form saw him claim the La Liga’s Player of the Month award at the start of the season and also got him a place in UEFA’s Team of the Week after a Player of the Match display in their 2-2 draw with Juventus, so City will need to keep a close eye on his attacking threat.

Their other threat comes from the other flank in the form of Canadian speedster Tajon Buchanan who is the team’s leading scorer with three in the league.

PEP GUARDIOLA PREVIEW

Pep Guardiola and a player from the first team squad will be facing the media at the pre-match press conference from 18:30 (UK) on Monday where the City boss will provide all the latest team news updates, and you can follow it live on mancity.com and our official app.

Don't worry if you are unable to watch Pep’s press conference or the player’s presser as it happens, as we'll have a written review and video recap soon after they have concluded.

PREVIOUS MEETING

Our last visit to Villarreal came back in November 2011 in the group stage, where we moved into second spot in Group A with a comfortable 3-0 victory thanks to Yaya Toure’s double and a Mario Balotelli goal.

We hosted them at the Etihad a month earlier, where Sergio Aguero’s 93rd minute winner saw us claim our first ever victory in the prestigious competition.

WATCH: Classic highlights: City 2-1 Villarreal 2011

LAST TIME OUT

Our last Champions League game saw us held to a 2-2 draw away to AS Monaco, after late VAR drama saw the hosts awarded a penalty.

In league terms, Erling Haaland's double inspired us to a 2-0 victory over Everton on Saturday afternoon.

As for Villarreal, they scored a late equaliser to hold Italian giants to a 2-2 draw also, with Renato Veiga’s late header earning a crucial point.

In La Liga action, they drew 2-2 with Real Betis, going 2-0 up before conceding a double from former Manchester United forward Antony.

WATCH: Monaco 2-2 City: Brief Champions League highlights

MATCH OFFICIALS

TBC

GLOBAL TV LISTINGS

Supporters living around the world can find out how they can tune in via our global TV listings by clicking here, courtesy of liversoccertv.com.

(Listings correct as of Sunday 19 October)