Aston Villa vs Club Brugge Champions League preview: Where to watch, predicted line-ups, team news
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
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Where to watch, predicted line-ups, team news, form and coaches' views ahead of the round of 16 second leg.
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Aston Villa host Club Brugge in the second leg of their UEFA Champions League round of 16 match-up.
Match at a glance
When: 12 March (21:00 CET)
Where: Villa Park, Birmingham
What: Champions League round of 16 second leg
Who: The 1982 European Cup winners against the Belgian champions
First leg result: Club Brugge 1-3 Aston Villa
Next: Winners play Liverpool/Paris in quarter-finals
How to follow: Build-up and live coverage can be found here
Where to watch the game on TV
Fans can find their local UEFA Champions League broadcast partner(s) here.
What do you need to know?
Marco Asensio became the first player to make 50 Champions League appearances as a substitute and sealed Aston Villa’s 3-1 win with a well-placed penalty in the first leg, putting them firmly in charge of the tie as they return to Birmingham.
Club Brugge can take confidence from the 3-1 win at Atalanta in the second leg of their knockout phase play-off tie and the chances they created in Bruges. “Efficiency made the difference today. The best chances were ours," said coach Nicky Hayen, who is eyeing an electric start at Villa Park. "If you score early, like they did today, anything can happen."
Possible line-ups
Aston Villa: Martínez; Disasi, Konsa, Mings, Digne; Kamara, Tielemans; Bailey, Rogers, Rashford; Watkins
Club Brugge: Mignolet; Sabbe, Ordoñez, Mechele, De Cuyper; Onyedika, Jashari; Talbi, Vanaken, Tzolis; Jutglà
Form guide
Form: WWWLWD
Latest: Brentford 0-1 Aston Villa, Premier League, 09/03
Form: WLDLWD
Latest: Cercle Brugge 1-3 Club Brugge, First League, 09/03
What the coaches say
Unai Emery, Aston Villa manager: "Nothing changes [despite the two-goal lead]. It's football, anything can happen, and a match can change so quickly. There [at Club Brugge], we won with two quick actions towards the end. We are ready in case we need extra time or a penalty shootout."
Nicky Hayen, Club Brugge coach: "You can feel in the dressing room that there is absolutely still faith. Is it going to be easy? Of course not, but in football we have already seen that everything is possible. We have to score, want to score and will present ourselves that way tomorrow."