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Facts about Tuesday night's Group E matches in the Champions League: Villarreal v Manchester United and Aalborg v Celtic.

The winner of the Villarreal v Manchester United clash will qualify and win the group.

Both would qualify whatever the result if Aalborg and Celtic draw.

Villarreal could also lose and qualify if Aalborg win and United could do likewise if Celtic win.

VILLARREAL V MANCHESTER UNITED

Head-to-head record

Played: 3

Draws: 3

Previous meetings:

Champions League Group Stage, 14.09.05: Villarreal 0 Manchester United 0

Champions League Group Stage, 22.11.05: Manchester United 0 Villarreal 0

Champions League Group Stage, 17.09.08: Manchester United 0 Villarreal 0

Match facts:

* The two teams have failed to score a goal in any of their three previous encounters but Villarreal, at least, should be confident of breaking the duck after scoring eight goals in their last two Champions League matches.

* Villarreal have lost only one of 25 European home games and have kept 17 clean sheets.

* United are unbeaten in 17 Champions League games and have conceded only two goals in the last 10. They are closing in on the unbeaten record held by Ajax and Bayern Munich with 19.

* The only goal scored in United's last five games against Spanish opponents was the Paul Scholes's effort against Barcelona in last season's semi-final at Old Trafford, which took United to the final.

AAB AALBORG V CELTIC

Head-to-head record

Played: 1

Draws: 1

Previous meeting:

Champions League group stage, 17.09.08: Celtic 0 AAB Aalborg 0

Match facts:

* Aalborg, like Celtic, are without a win in their last seven Champions League games.

* Aalborg have won only three of their last 14 European home games though they have drawn five of the last 10

* Celtic, despite failing to score in their last seven CL away games, must feel they have a chance of ending a dismal record of 18 defeats and one solitary draw in 19 away games in the competition.

* Celtic have won three of five away matches in Denmark but lost 3-1 to FC Copenhagen in their only CL game there two seasons ago.

Reuters