After their first battle in November, Club and Aston Villa are set to pick up the swords once again in the Champions League Round of 16, the first leg already on 4/5 Mach, and the return in Villa one week later.
The two teams already met in the League Phase, with Club coming out on top after a Vanaken spot kick at Jan Breydel (1-0). Aston Villa was one of the eight avoiding the Knock Out round, making it to that top 8 after a win against Celtic on the last match day. They also kept Bayern Munich at bay.
Aston Villa Passport:
- Manager: Unai Emery
- Stadium: Villa Park (42,640 seats)
- UEFA Club ranking: 54th
- Market value first team: 642 million euro
- Line-up: 4-2-3-1
- Key player: Ollie Watkins
- CL silverware: won in 1982
- Belgians: Youri Tielemans and Amadou Onana
