This week football fans will once again be delighted by the UEFA Champions League matches. Just two weeks after the start of the strongest club tournament on the Old Continent, tonight will show another eight E-H group matches. A lot of attention should be paid to the match at "Old Trafford" stadium, where the struggling "Manchester United" this season will face the returning "Valencia" to the Champions League after a fairly long break. Like "Man Utd", "Valencia" cannot boast of impressive results this season, but the battle in Manchester should still not be lacking. The match will start at 22:00. Teams' results In the Champions League, the "Red Devils" started more confidently - they defeated the Swiss team "Young Boys" 3-0 on the artificial pitch. Later, Jose Mourinho had to withstand a huge wave of criticism in the English media - after the European matches, "Man Utd" did not win any matches in their country. Initially, the Manchester team played a draw in the English "Premier" league with "Wolves". In the middle of last week, an even bigger blow was suffered - they lost in the League Cup after a penalty shootout to the "Championship" team "Derby County". Preparation for the Champions League matches ended at the London Olympic stadium, where another painful failure was experienced - "West Ham" defeated the visitors 3-1. In the last five matches, "Man Utd" only conceded a goal in one. Having shown good defense last season, J. Mourinho's team is now struggling to find their game and their position. "Valencia" started the season much worse than "Man Utd" - the "Bats" only achieved their first victory in the Spanish championship last Saturday. After a tough battle, they defeated "Real Sociedad" 1-0 away. In "La Liga," "Valencia" has only lost once this season, but five matches ended in draws. The "Bats" have only 8 points and are currently in 14th place. While the team is struggling offensively at the moment, defensively "Valencia" plays a style of football that is not characteristic for them - they have only conceded six goals in seven matches. This is the fourth best result in the league. In the Champions League matches, where Cristiano Ronaldo received a red card, "Valencia" could not even compete with Turin's "Juventus" with ten men - they lost 0-2. Teams' news During the weekend, Jose Mourinho chose an unusual lineup - he played with almost three defensive midfielders. Such a formation is not expected to be seen tonight at "Old Trafford" stadium - the defensive line should have more attacking players. Ander Herrera, Jesse Lingard, Marcos Rojo, and Ashley Young will miss the match due to injuries. It is expected that "Man Utd" will play in a 4-3-3 formation, including several new faces in the defensive line. "Valencia" does not have many concerns about injured players, but there is still a small chance that Santi Mina will be able to appear on the field. All other players who are part of the starting lineup or play after substitutions are ready for the match at "Old Trafford" stadium. Marcelino plays with his usual 4-4-2 formation. It is believed that in this match, the attacking duo will be Rodrigo and Kevin Gameiro. Mitchy Batshuayi, who belongs to London's "Chelsea," has not yet secured his place in the starting lineup. Predicted starting lineups: "Man Utd": (4-3-3) De Gea; Dalot, Bailly, Lindelöf, Shaw; Fred, Matić, Pogba; Rashford, Lukaku, Sánchez. "Valencia": (4-4-2) Neto; Piccini, Gabriel, Garay, Gayà; Soler, Parejo, Kondogbia, Guedes; Rodrigo, Gameiro. Interesting facts "Manchester United" has only lost once in eight matches against "Valencia" - two wins and five draws. These teams will meet for the first time since 2010 in the Champions League, when "Valencia" achieved a draw at "Old Trafford" stadium. "Valencia" has only won one match against English teams in their fortress - three draws and three losses. The only victory in the Champions League was achieved in 2002 against "Liverpool". "Man Utd" last lost two home matches in the Champions League in 2013 when the team was still led by Sir Alex Ferguson. The "Red Devils" ended their appearance in this tournament last season by losing to another Spanish team - "Sevilla". In the group stage, Manchester's team has only lost one home match in the last 18 matches - 12 wins and five draws. The failure was recorded in 2012, when they lost to "CFR Cluj". "Valencia" has lost all of their last four matches in the Champions League - this is the worst streak for the club in the history of the tournament. Only one out of the last 17 Champions League group stage matches ended in a draw for "Valencia" - eight wins and eight losses. The last time they played a draw was with Munich's "Bayern" in 2012.
