Champions League: Aston Villa v Membership Brugge

Match Preview for Aston Villa v Membership Brugge

Aston Villa welcome Membership Brugge to Villa Park with the intention of reserving their place within the Champions League quarter-finals on Wednesday.

The Villans have a two-goal benefit from the primary leg, placing them in a powerful place to see the tie by in entrance of a jubilant dwelling crowd.

Unai Emery’s facet dismissed reminiscences of the 1-0 defeat to the Belgian facet within the league section with a 3-1 win on the identical stadium within the knockout sport, regardless of going 1-0 down.

Now, Villa need to attain the final eight of their debut season, matching the achievement final made by Atalanta in 2020.

Emery has solely misplaced three of his final 19 dwelling video games within the Champions League throughout spells with 4 golf equipment.

It ought to give followers and the gamers confidence that they will e book their spot towards both Liverpool or Paris Saint-Germain within the subsequent spherical.

It’s Brugge’s second-ever look within the knockout rounds of the competitors, and so they have a mountain to climb of they’re to one way or the other stage a comeback and progress.

One other night time within the Champions League at Villa Park 🔜 pic.twitter.com/EZPMACJ3yZ

— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) March 11, 2025

Workforce information for Aston Villa v Membership Brugge

Each Emiliano Martinez and Marco Asensio missed the journey to Brentford on Saturday and Emery is sweating on their health forward of the return match at Villa Park.

Pau Torres not too long ago returned from an ankle damage and shall be hoping to compete with the likes of Tyrone Mings and Axel Disasi for a spot within the beginning XI.

Villa will stay with out Donyell Malen and Andres Garcia with the pair not being registered for the knockout phases.

For Brugge, Joaquin Seys stays absent with a hamstring damage, as does Bjorn Meijer.

Captain Hans Vanaken is in line to make his fiftieth Champions League look on Wednesday night time and shall be hoping to mark it with a win.

High scorer Ferran Jutgla shall be hoping so as to add to his brace he netted a the weekend alongside Chemsdine Talbi, who has additionally been prolific in Europe.

Anticipated line-ups for Aston Villa v Membership Brugge

Aston Villa: Martinez; Disasi, Konsa, Mings, Digne; McGinn, Tielemans; Bailey, Rogers, Rashford; Watkins

Membership Brugge: Mignolet; Sabbe, Ordonez, Mechele, De Cuyper; Onyedika, Jashari; Talbi, Vanaken, Tzolis; Jutgla

Methods to watch Aston Villa v Membership Brugge: Channel, on-line stream

Aston Villa v Membership Brugge will kick-off at 20:00 and is accessible to look at on on TNT Sports activities 2. Followers within the UK will even be capable of stream the match on the invention+ app.

Able to go. 🛫 #AVLCLU #UCL pic.twitter.com/Y9pqjYY0LX

— Membership Brugge KV (@ClubBrugge) March 11, 2025