At 3 a.m., Manchester City played in the Champions League: Haaland scored 9 consecutive goals, and the golden ball superstar had no chance to turn against his old club.

At 3 a.m. on October 22, in the third round of the UEFA Champions League, Villarreal faced Manchester City at home. Haaland, who has scored 14 goals in 10 games in the Premier League and Champions League this season, has scored 9 consecutive goals. Rodri was injured and had no chance to rebel against his old club. Can the Yellow Submarine, ranked 3rd in La Liga and with 0 wins in 2 Champions League games, win an upset at home?

[Confrontation History]

In the 2011-12 Champions League, the two teams met in the group stage. Manchester City won 2-1 at home and 3-0 away from home, completing a double defeat against the Yellow Submarine.

【14 goals in 10 games! Haaland hit 9 consecutive kills】

Haaland in the 2025-26 season is still in hot form. In the Premier League, Haaland scored 11 goals in 8 games, 3 goals in 2 Champions League games, and 14 goals in 10 games in all competitions. From the end of August to the present, Haaland has scored in 8 consecutive games on behalf of Manchester City (9 goals in 6 Premier League games and 3 goals in 2 Champions League games), scoring a total of 12 goals. In this Champions League battle, can Haaland stage a 9-game winning streak?

[Muscle injury prevents Rodri from competing against his old club]

Due to muscle injury, Mr. Ballon d’Or Rodri has been out for half a month. Before the game, Guardiola confirmed that Rodri would miss the Champions League away game against Villarreal and this weekend's Premier League game against Villarreal.

Rodri played for Villarreal. In 2013, the 17-year-old Rodri joined Villarreal U19. Two years later, he was promoted to the B team and entered the first team in 2016. In his two-year Villarreal first-team career, Rodri made 84 appearances and contributed 2 goals and 6 assists. In 2018, Rodri left Villarreal and joined Atletico Madrid for a transfer fee of 20 million euros.

[0 wins in the first 2 games of the Champions League, can Villarreal win in an upset?]

In the new season of the Champions League, Villarreal lost 0-1 to Tottenham in the first round, and tied with Juventus 2-2 at home in the second round. After 2 games, Huang Qian only scored 1 point, ranking 26th among the top 36 of the Champions League. Manchester City has 1 win and 1 draw, ranking 8th with 4 points. This season in La Liga, Villarreal ranks second with 17 points in 9 games and is in excellent form. In this Champions League battle, can Huang Qian be upset and score all 3 points at home? The performances of N-Pepe and Mika Utadze are crucial.

[Estimated starting]

Villarreal (442): Luis Junior/Navarro, Marin, Vega, Pedraza/Buchanan, Parejo, Gueye, Moreiro/Mika Utadze, N-Pepe

Manchester City (4141): Donnarumma/Nunez, Ruben Dias, Gvardiol, O'Reilly/Nico Gonzalez/Savinho, Reijnders, Foden, Doku/Haaland