Wednesday night the fourth match in the Champions League is scheduled. Opponent is England's Aston Villa. The men from Birmingham have consistently played at the top of the Premier League in recent years. This year they are playing in the highest European competition for the first time since 1983. A year before that, in 1982, they were themselves the overall winner of the then European Cup I. Find out below how their level of form is doing.
Last weekend there were some top matches in the Premier League. One of them was Tottenham - Aston Villa. The Londoners were in 8th place, 5 points behind No. 6, Aston Villa. At the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, the home team took the initiative. Belgians Tielemans and Onana formed the tandem in midfield and held their own against Tottenham's waves of attack. On the half-hour mark, Villa climbed into the lead themselves. A header by Onana was turned into a corner via the goalkeeper and the post. Tottenham couldn't get the ball away and Rogers had but to push in. 0-1 at half time.
The halftime break clearly pleased the London club. After 4 minutes in the second half, Johnson kicked Tottenham to level. Aston Villa stayed well in block and survived, but 15 minutes before the end, Dominic Solanke decided the match at 5. He took Tottenham to a 3-1 lead with two goals. Maddison still kicked the 4-1 on the board in the final minute. A frenzied second half in Tottenham's favor. Aston Villa misses the opportunity to move into the top 3 and remains stuck in 6th place.
Champions League
In the Champions League, Aston Villa does fare well. Three matches played, three won. The win against Bayern Munich in particular stands out, in addition to also Young Boys and Bologna. They also did not yet swallow a single goal in the Champions League. So the English will travel down to Brugge with confidence. Or will the loss against Tottenham still be felt?
Club Brugge - Aston Villa, Wednesday 6 November at 18h45 at Jan Breydel. See you then!