Both Club Brugge and Aston Villa are not in the best of forms. The match is likely to end in a draw.
Match info: Champions League
Venue: Jan Breydel Stadion, Bruges
Date: Tuesday, 4th March 2025
Time: 6:45 pm Nigerian time
Meeting for a second time in this season's Champions League, Club Brugge and Aston Villa will clash at Jan Breydelstadion on Tuesday evening, in the first leg of their last-16 tie.
Either Liverpool or Paris Saint-Germain will await the winners in the quarter-finals after the pair convene in Bruges and Birmingham.
Head-to-head:
- Both teams have only met once in the UEFA Champions League, and Club Brugge won by a lone goal.
- This will be the second meeting between them across all competitions.
- Aston Villa have faced a Belgian opposition five times before in the European competitions.
Form:
- Club Brugge in the Champions League: W-D-L-W-W
- Club Brugge in all competitions: W-D-W-L-D
- Aston Villa in the Champions League: L-D-W-L-W
- Aston Villa in all competitions: D-D-W-L-W
Team News:
- Club Brugge will be without the services of Raphael Onyedika due to an injury.
- Tyrone Mings, Boubacar Kamara, Amadou Onana, and three more players are injured and will not be in action for the Villans.
Player(s) to watch:
- Chemsdine Talbi led Club Brugge to an easy win in their playoff stage fixture against Atalanta. He scored a couple of goals in the match early, which gave them an advantage during the match and pressured their opponents. Chemsdine Talibi is going to play a vital role for Club Brugge in their outing against the Villans.
- Marco Asensio scored a brace once again for Aston Villa but this time in their FA Cup fixture. Previously Marco Asensio scored a brace against Chelsea in the Premier League. He is yet again going to play an important role in the attacking front for the Villans in their high-stakes UCL game against Club Brugge.