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 goal 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 robust place to see the tie by way of in entrance of a jubilant house 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 similar stadium within the knockout sport, regardless of going 1-0 down.

Now, Villa wish 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 house video games within the Champions League throughout spells with 4 golf equipment.

It ought to give followers and the gamers confidence that they’ll guide 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, they usually have a mountain to climb of they’re to someway stage a comeback and progress.

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Staff 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 just lately returned from an ankle harm 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 harm, as does Bjorn Meijer.

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

Prime 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 obtainable to observe on on TNT Sports activities 2. Followers within the UK may even be capable to stream the match on the invention+ app.