Match preview for Aston Villa V Club Brugge
Aston Villa Welcome Club Brugge to Villa Park with the aim of booking their place in the quarterfinals of the Champions League on Wednesday.
The Villans have an advantage of two goals of the first stage and put them in a strong position to see the tie through for a jubilant home crowd.
The side of Unai Emery wiped memories of the 1-0 defeat of the Belgian side in the competition phase with a 3-1 win in the same stadium in the knockout match, even though I went 1-0.
Villa is now looking for the last eight in their debut season, where the performance was last made by Atalanta in 2020.
Emery has only lost three of his last 19 home games in the Champions League in the spells with four clubs.
It should give fans and the trust of the players that they can book their place against Liverpool or Paris Saint-Germain in the next round.
It is Bruges’s second performance in the knockout rounds of the competition, and they have a mountain to climb, they are somehow a comeback and progress.
Another night in the Champions League in Villa Park 🔜 pic.twitter.com/ezpmacj3yz
– Aston Villa (@AVFCofficial) March 11, 2025
Team news for Aston Villa V Club Brugge
Both Emiliano Martinez and Marco Asensio missed the trip to Brentford on Saturday and Emery sweat on their fitness prior to the return match in Villa Park.
Pau Torres has recently returned from an ankle injury and hopes to compete with people like Tyrone Mings and Axel Disasi for a place in the starting XI.
Villa continues to grind without Donyell and Andres Garcia, where the couple is not registered for the knockout phases.
For Bruges, Joaquin Seys remains absent with a hamstring injury, just like Bjorn Meijer.
Captain Hans Vanaken is in line to appear on Wednesday evening and hopes to mark his 50th Champions League with a victory.
Top scorer Ferran Jutgla hopes to add to his brace, he scored the weekend alongside Chemsdine Talbi, who is also productive in Europe.
Expected line-ups for Aston Villa V Club Brugge
Aston Villa: Martinez; Removers, Konsa, Mings, Digne; McGinn, Tielemans; Bailey, Rogers, Rashford; Watkins
Bruges Clubs: Mignolet; Sabbe, Ordonez, Mechele, De Cuyper; Onyedika, Jashari; Talbi, Vanaken, Tzolis; Jutgla
How to watch Aston Villa V Club Brugge: Channel, Online Stream
Aston Villa V Club Brugge starts at 8 p.m. and is available to view at TNT Sports 2. Fans in the UK will also be able to stream the game on the Discovery+ app.
Ready to go. 🛫 #AVLCL #Ucl pic.twitter.com/y9pqjyy0lx
– Club Brugge KV (@clubbrugge) March 11, 2025
