01 November 2021, 10:15 | 28 August 2021, 15:29
The reverse UEFA Champions League Group F fixture between Villarreal and BSC Young Boys kicks off at 21:00 (GMT+1) on Tuesday, November 2, at El Madrigal. Referee Serdar Gözübüyük (NED) will be in charge of this fixture, with help coming from Jochem Kamphuis (NED) in the VAR room.
Preview Villarreal Champions League, Nov 2, 2021
Preview Villarreal picked up a 2-0 defeat to Valencia over the weekend in the Spanish top-flight division. On UCL Matchday 3, the Yellow Submarine picked up a 4-1 win over Young Boys at the Stade de Suisse. Their first win of the campaign, which sent them traveling up from the bottom of Group F to 2nd place, while having 4 points after 1W, 1D & 1L. Villarreal have only one victory in five games across all competitions: LWLDL, and Unai Emery must secure a win in order to keep an eye on Atalanta, who have equal points in third place but separated by a G.D. of +2. An attacking 4—3—3 formation could be seen again on Matchday 4 against BSC Young Boys, leaving Paco Alcácer at the center of attack. Samuel Chukwueze could be making another off-the-bench appearance for the club on UCL Matchday 4. Meanwhile, Yeremi Pino will miss the next match if he picks up a booking in this game against BSC Young Boys on Tuesday. Gerard Moreno remains in doubt, alongside Juan Foyth, having picked up a hamstring injury in the defeat to Athletic Club on the home front.
Preview Young Boys Champions League, Nov 2, 2021
Preview BSC Young Boys picked up a 3-1 defeat over the weekend in the Swiss Super League against St. Gallen. They sit in 3rd place in a league of 10, having played 11 games. With the 4-1 defeat to Villarreal on continental soil, the Swiss outfit dropped two spots from 2nd place to the bottom of Group F, while having only three points. - Following the famous 2-1 win over Manchester United on UCL Matchday 1: 1W, 0D & 2L. Manager David Wagner failed to reduce the Yellow Submarine to a floating raft on UCL Matchday 3, but will have a go once again on Tuesday. However, BSC Young Boys will return to the table of champions with back-to-back defeats in five games across all competitions: DLWLL. David Wagner’s probable 4—4—2 formation could see Theoson Siebatcheu and Meschack Elia in attack once again. Cédric Zesiger suffered an injury to the metatarsal (right foot) and is ruled out for this fixture against Villarreal. In addition, Fabian Lustenberger and Jean-Pierre Nsame are also in doubt following lengthy injury lay-offs due to ruptured Achilles' tendons.