Having failed to score in their Barclays Premier League match against Aston Villa last weekend, Manchester United again drew a blank against their Champions League counterparts, Villarreal on Tuesday.

Cristiano Ronaldo came closest to making the breakthrough, his shot in the first half being touched onto the bar by goalkeeper Diego Lopez.

The winger's teasing prompted Joan Capdevila into a high challenge in the 83rd minute which earnt him a red card.

With the encounter at El Madrigal ending in a 0-0 draw, both teams confirmed their qualification from Group E.

earlier efforts

Meanwhile, Arsenal left it late to claim all three points from Dynamo Kiev in their Group G home match.

An 87th minute strike from Nicklas Bendtner was all that separated the teams, but it was enough to secure the Gunners passage through to the knock-out phase.

With earlier efforts missed from William Gallas and then a shot blocked from team-mate Robin van Persie on the line, it took substitute Bendtner's strike to seal the win Arsene Wenger's men needed.

The Ukrainians, who had threatened on the counter-attack, then had Olexandr Aliyev dismissed for two bookings.