What channel is Club Brugge v Aston Villa in the Champions League? TV and live stream details plus team news, referee and VAR

Aston Villa hope to maintain their 100% record in the UEFA Champions League when they face Club Brugge.

Unai Emery has so far masterminded his side to wins over Young Boys, Bayern Munich, and Bologna. They are currently top of the league phase and know that a win would more or less guarantee them a place in the knockout rounds at the halfway stage.

The Villains however need to respond after suffering back to back defeats to Crystal Palace and Spurs last week. Palace dumped them out of the Carabao Cup after making 10 changes, and then those fresh couldn’t do the job in North London, and they slumped to a 4-1 loss.

This is the first competitive meeting between the two sides. Brugge are winless in 14 European games against opposition, losing 11 times, and drawing three. Villa face a Belgian opponent for the first time since 1982, the year in which they lifted the European Cup. Here’s all you need to know ahead of the fixture.

Club Brugge v Aston Villa match details

The Champions League tie clash place at the Jan Breydel Stadium on Wednesday, November 6. Kick-off is at 5.45 pm.

Club Brugge v Aston Villa TV channel

The match will be shown live on TNT Sports 2. Coverage will get underway at 5.00 pm. TNT Sport is available in the UK on BT, EE, Sky, and Virgin Media.

Club Brugge v Aston Villa live stream

For those not in the comfort of their own homes. If you sign up for TNT Sports via BT Broadband or EE, you can watch TNT Sports using the discovery+ app for no extra cost.

Club Brugge v Aston Villa team news

Ross Barkley is unavailable through injury. Morgan Rogers came off against Spurs at the weekend, but is expected to play. Matty Cash is a doubt after coming off.

Club Brugge could be without six players. Raphael Onyedika is suspended after picking up a red card last time out. Dedryck Boyata and Kamal Sowah, formerly of Manchester City and Leicester City will play no part as they have not been registered in their squad. Joaquin Seys and Hugo Vetlesen are doubts, whilst Gustaf Nilsson is injured.

Club Brugge v Aston Villa referee details

Tobias Stieler is the referee, and he will be assisted by Christian Gittelmann, and Mark Borsch. Matthias Jollenbeck is the fourth official.

Stieler is a 43-year-old from Hamburg, and he mainly does Bundesliga games. He's officiated one Champions League proper game this season, which was Monaco's 5-1 win against Red Star in which he gave out two yellow cards. In the 12 games he's officiated in the 2024/25 season, he's given out 56 yellow cards, and four reds.

VAR is in operation for Wednesday’s match. Benjamin Brand is the video assistant referee, and he will be supported by Bastian Dankert.