Both of these sides have failed to win either of their first two matches in Group A.
Manchester City have only competed in Europe’s premier club competition once before, in the 1968/69 season, going out in the First Round to Turkish giants Fenerbahce.
Villarreal have featured in the Champions League group stage twice, reaching the semi-finals in 2005-06 and the quarter-finals in 2007-08, both times losing to Arsenal.
While Manchester City as a club may be inexperienced in the Champions League, many of their players most certainly are not – Carlos Tevez, Mario Balotelli and Yaya Toure have all won the competition with previous clubs.
Villarreal have scored just 10 goals to Manchester City’s 32 in all competitions so far this season.
On this season’s form, Manchester City are clear favourites to win this game. They have lost just twice in all competitions, while Villarreal have only won twice.
Villarreal are currently on a run of four matches without a win after drawing with Getafe 0-0 over the weekend.
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