Club Brugge vs Aston Villa team news: Lineups named in Champions League round of 16

Kick-off is fast approaching for Aston Villa’s vital Champions League last 16 first leg away at Club Brugge.

Villa boss Unai Emery and Brugge head coach Nicky Hayen have named their starting lineups and substitutes for the match, scheduled to start at 6.45pm local time at Jan Breydel Stadium.

Reaching the knockout stages of the Champions League at the first time of asking is an incredible achievement but Villa will now have the quarter-finals in their gaze. Gaining an early advantage in Bruges tonight would go a long way towards achieving that goal with the return leg at Villa Park penned in for next Wednesday.

Emery will without doubt be motivating his players with a reminder of what happened last time Villa visited Jan Breydel Stadium. Midway through the league phase, the Villans took a blow to their hopes of a top eight finish as Brugge won 1-0 courtesy of a controversial penalty, conceded as Tyrone Mings picked up the ball in a mix-up with goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez.

With revenge in order, Emery has opted for a very strong lineup with four changes from the team which beat Cardiff City 2-0 on Friday night. Axel Disasi, Tyrone Mings, Lucas Digne and Morgan Rogers come into the XI in place of Andres Garcia, Lamare Bogarde, Ian Maatsen and Marco Asensio.

Club Brugge vs Aston Villa lineups

Without further ado, here are the two teams in full.

Brugge XI: Mignolet (GK); Sabre, Ordonez, Mechele, De Guyper; Onyedika, Jashari, Talbi; Vanaken, Tzolis, Jutgla.

Brugge subs: Jackers (GK), Romero, Vetlesen, Nilsson, Skoras, Nielsen, Siquet, Spileers, Campbell.

Villa XI: Martinez (GK); Disasi, Konsa, Mings, Digne; McGinn, Tielemans, Bailey, Rashford; Rogers, Watkins.

Villa subs: Olsen (GK), Zych (GK), Pau, Cash, Asensio, Kamara, Maatsen, Bogarde, Ramsey.