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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 Champions League quarter-finals on Wednesday.
The Villans have a two-goal advantage from the first leg, putting them in a strong position to see the tie through in front of a jubilant home crowd.
Unai Emery’s side brushed off memories of the 1-0 defeat to the Belgian side in the league phase with a 3-1 win at the same stadium in the knockout game, despite going 1-0 down.
Now, Villa are looking to reach the last eight in their debut season, matching the achievement last made by Atalanta in 2020.
Emery has only lost three of his last 19 home games in the Champions League across spells with four clubs.
It should give fans and the players confidence that they can book their spot against either Liverpool or Paris Saint-Germain in the next round.
It is Brugge’s second-ever appearance in the knockout rounds of the competition, and they have a mountain to climb of they are to somehow stage a comeback and progress.
Another night in the Champions League at 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 is sweating on their fitness ahead of the return match at Villa Park.
Pau Torres recently returned from an ankle injury and will be hoping to compete with the likes of Tyrone Mings and Axel Disasi for a place in the starting XI.
Villa will remain without Donyell Malen and Andres Garcia with the pair not being registered for the knockout stages.
For Brugge, Joaquin Seys remains absent with a hamstring injury, as does Bjorn Meijer.
Captain Hans Vanaken is in line to make his 50th Champions League appearance on Wednesday night and will be hoping to mark it with a win.
Top scorer Ferran Jutgla will be hoping to add to his brace he netted a the weekend alongside Chemsdine Talbi, who has also been prolific in Europe.
Expected line-ups for Aston Villa v Club Brugge
Aston Villa: Martinez; Disasi, Konsa, Mings, Digne; 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 Brugge: Channel, online stream
Aston Villa v Club Brugge will kick-off at 20:00 and is available to watch on on TNT Sports 2. Fans in the UK will also be able to stream the match on the discovery+ app.
Ready to go. 🛫 #AVLCLU #UCL pic.twitter.com/Y9pqjYY0LX
— Club Brugge KV (@ClubBrugge) March 11, 2025
The Stats for Aston Villa v Club Bruge
- Aston Villa have won 3 of the last 4 matches in the Champions League
- In 4 of the last 5 Aston Villa matches the number of goals was over 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Club Brugge away matches in the Champions League, the number of goals was over 3.5
- Aston Villa are unbeaten in their last 15 home games
- Aston Villa are hosting Belgian opponents for the first time since 1982, when they went on to lift the trophy
- Club Brugge have failed to score in just 1 of their last 37 fixtures
- Club Brugge have won 0 matches in 14 attempts away to English opposition
Prediction
Villa are tough to beat at home but Brugge have no choice but to come out all guns blazing in this match.
There should be plenty of goals and an open match on offer for fans, making for an exciting evening in Birmingham.
With a big advantage already, we expect the hosts to get the job done, even if they do not win the match on the night.
Prediction: Aston Villa 2-3 Club Brugge
