Overview
- Kick-off is 8pm BST at the Estadio de la Cerámica with live coverage on TNT Sports and streaming via Discovery+.
- City have four points from two games after beating Napoli and drawing with Monaco, seeking to consolidate early in the group.
- Villarreal sit third in La Liga but have one Champions League point from a loss at Tottenham and a draw with Juventus.
- Rodri is sidelined with a hamstring issue and Abdukhodir Khusanov remains in recovery, while Manchester Evening News reports Rayan Ait-Nouri has traveled with the squad.
- Guardiola has praised £30m signing Rayan Cherki, who could feature, and some previews predict a 4-1-4-1 setup with Gianluigi Donnarumma in goal and Erling Haaland leading the line.