Aston Villa V Club Bruggge match overview
Aston Villa Welcome Club Brugge at Villa Park with the aim of booking their place in the quarterfinals of the Champions League on Wednesday.
Villans have an advantage with two goals from the first leg, which put them in a strong position to see a tie in front of a cheerful local audience.
Unai Emery has dropped memories of a 1-0 defeat on the Belgian side in the League phase with a 3-1 victory at the same stadium in the knockout game, despite having lowered 1-0 down.
Now, Villa is asking her to arrive until the last eight in her debut season, matching the achievement that Atalanta had passed in 2020.
Emery lost only three of his last 19 home games in the Champions League through the four clubs.
They should convince this to fans and players that they can book their place against Liverpool or Paris Saint-Germain in the next round.
It is Brugge’s second appearance in the knockout of the competition, and they have to climb to somehow become a return and progress.
Another night in the Champions League in Villa Park 🔜 pic.twitter.com/ezpmacj3yz
– Aston Villa (@Avfcofficial) March 11, 2025
Aston Villa V Club Bruggge team news team
Both Emiliano Martinez and Marco Asensio missed a trip to Brentford on Saturday, and Emery was sweating on their fitness ahead of the return match at Villa Park.
Pau Torres has recently returned from ankle injury and will hope to compete with Tyrone Mings and Axel Disasi for a place in the initial XI.
Villa will be left without Donyelll and Andres Garcia, and the couple did not register for the knockout phase.
For Brugge, Joaquin Seys remains absent with knee injury as well as Bjorn Meijer.
Captain Hans Vanaken is okay to achieve 50 Champions League appearances on Wednesday night and hope to mark it with a victory.
The top scorer Ferran Jutgl will hope to add to his bracelet, and he scored the weekend with Chemsdine Talbi, who was also fertile in Europe.
Expected lines for Aston Villa V Club Bruggge
Aston Villa: Martinez; Disas, Cons, Mings, raise; McGinn, tielemans; Bailey, Rogers, Rashford; Watkins
Club Brugge: Mignolet; Sabbe, Ordonez, Mechele, De Cuyper; Onyedika, Jashari; Talbi, Vanaken, Tzolis; Jutgla
How to Watch Aston Villa V Club Bruggge: Channel, Internet Stream
Aston Villa V Club Brugge will start at 8:00 pm and is available for watching TNT Sports 2. The UK fans will also be able to walk the match on the Discovery+app.
Ready to go. 🛫 #Avlclu #Ucl pic.twitter.com/y9pqjyy0lx
– Club Brugge KV (@clubbruggge) March 11, 2025
