United dominated the first half without ever hitting top gear against an efficient Villarreal side.
Guille Franco sent a flick against an upright on the hour as Villarreal provided stubborn resistance.
Its Guadalajara chieftain, Ignacio (Nacho) Coronel Villarreal, became known as the King of Crystal.
They now face Villarreal, who I have seen a couple of times this season.
One almost-customer with the same reaction was my business partner, Michigan industrialist Gillbert Villarreal.
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United pressed until the end, but Villarreal held on to frustrate the holders.
Shaun Maloney and Aiden McGeady scored as Celtic beat Villarreal 2-0 in their final Champions League game.
The 19-year-old Rooney was dismissed against Villarreal for reacting to a booking by clapping in Nielsen's face.
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The growth in interest payments for these soon-to-be retirees creates an obstacle to retirement savings, Villarreal concludes.
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Villarreal and Lutz have rescued the Karma from what I would like to call the tragic grenades.
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The back story for the VL Automotive (Villarreal and Lutz) effort is a lush jungle of ironies.
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Villarreal keeper Diego Lopez looked uncertain, and he was called into action to save efforts from Nani and Carlos Tevez.
The SPL champions have one point from two matches in Group E - three behind United and Villarreal.
The Celta Vigo player is included in an unchanged 22-man panel at the expense of Villarreal's Marcos Senna.
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Italian club Lazio retained second after their second win, beating Villarreal 2-1 despite being reduced to 10 men.
Named Spanish Player of the Year in 2007, Cazorla joined Malaga in 2011 following two stints with Villarreal.
Strachan admitted the set-piece goal that undid his side came from a wonderful player in Villarreal captain Marcos Senna.
In the other match, Salzburg's dream start continued as they claimed the prized scalp of Villarreal with a 2-0 victory.
Real begin their La Liga campaign against Villarreal on 27 August but Beckham is not certain of a first-team place.
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And the Polish international made an important second-half save from Nihat Kahveci as Villarreal threatened to claw back their two-goal deficit.
Valero and defensive stalwart Gonzalo Rodriguez were once highly rated, but both came from Villarreal, which was relegated from Spain's Liga.
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However, all three clubs are still six points from safety, after fourth bottom Villarreal claimed a crucial 2-0 success at Rayo Vallecaho.
The 1-0 defeat leaves Celtic in third place in Group E after two matches, three points adrift of Manchester United and Villarreal.
Rooney has endured a difficult week after his red card playing for Manchester United in their Champions League draw at Villarreal last Wednesday.
Hull completed their first summer signings on Thursday by bringing in midfielder Seyi Olofinjana from Stoke and Villarreal striker Jozy Altidore on loan.
But the Ibrox club still found themselves fined and censured last season for the behaviour of fans during their Champions League tie against Villarreal.
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Keane will now fly to Spain with the Liverpool squad ahead of Wednesday's friendly against Villarreal where he is set to make his debut.
Perez appointed Villarreal boss Manuel Pellegrini as Real's new coach and had previously made it clear he would do "everything possible" to sign Ronaldo.
"I like Craig Bellamy but I don't know if they would sell him, " said Redknapp following Tottenham's 4-1 home defeat by Villarreal on Thursday.
On Saturday Madrid twice came from behind, but goalkeeper Iker Casillas' error in stoppage time gifted Villarreal the victory that ended any lingering title hopes.
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