Club Brugge vs. Aston Villa: Preview, team news, prediction for Champions League match

It's a rematch from earlier this season as Club Brugge host Aston Villa in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 on Tuesday.

The clubs met at the Jan Breydel Stadium in the league phase, with the Belgian side coming away with a 1-0 victory. Since then, Villa have loaded up their squad during the recent transfer window as they've added the likes of Marco Asensio and Marcus Rashford to their lineup.

However, the new additions haven't led to instant improvement as Villa have just one win in their last five league matches as they sit midtable in the Premier League.

Meanwhile, the Blauw-Zwart are second in the Belgian top flight but they come into this match in similar form to their visitors, with just one win to show for their last five league games.

Here's what to know about Club Brugge and Aston Villa before their second leg match.

Club Brugge vs. Aston Villa: Head-to-head and recent statistics

• All-time meetings: 1
• Club Brugge wins: 1
• Draws: 0
• Aston Villa wins: 0

Club Brugge won the only previous meeting between these teams.

Club Brugge vs. Aston Villa: Team news

Club Brugge

• Injured: Raphael Onyedika
• Suspended: None

Aston Villa

• Injured: Amadou Onana, Ross Barkley
• Not registered:  Andrés García, Donyell Malen, Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba
• Suspended: None

Club Brugge vs. Aston Villa: What the managers are saying

Nicky Hayen, Club Brugge

(via Express & Star)

“We don’t have a specific way of stopping them (recent Villa signings Marcus Rashford and Marco Asensio).

“We are not going to point to one player because they have more than just Rashford and Asensio as quality players.

“Before they joined they still had really good results. It doesn’t change. They have more quality now in their squad which makes them stronger than before.

“Individually, they have a lot of quality, but they are often the same. They bring intensity and will bring lots of offensive quality.”

Unai Emery, Aston Villa

(via Aston Villa)

“When we played here [at Jan Breydel Stadium in the league phase] we weren’t competing like I want to do. The players know and we analysed why we didn’t compete in that moment like we can hopefully do [Tuesday].

“Firstly is knowing them better and trying to compete, stopping them – collectively, in their game plan, individually. And then trying to get the best of us in our structure, in our game plan, feeling comfortable in our positions. Then, playing football is the next step tomorrow, trying to do our best being motivated, being excited, getting balance emotionally and playing good football.”

Club Brugge vs. Aston Villa prediction

Villa are out for revenge after the league phase loss in this same venue, and with their squad improvements it's a likely scenario.

Prediction: Club Brugge 1-2 Aston Villa

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