Aston Villa exhibited their brilliance in the first leg against Brugge, winning the match comfortably on the Belgian’s home ground with a 3-1 scoreline. This win marked the Villa’s sixth triumph in the ongoing Champions League and, for the Emery’s side, it was the fourth match in this tournament where they scored more than three goals.
In the return leg, the Premier League side simply has to avoid losing the game by more than a single goal to advance to the quarter finals. Interestingly, it has been over four decades since the Villans last participated in the marquee club tournament back in the 1982/83 season when they reached the quarter finals. Aston Villa is coming off a Premier League win at Brentford, where they defeated the Bees 1-0. With that win, They now have 32 points and sit seventh in the table, a single point behind Brighton.
The Belgians continue to struggle in the Champions League, with the loss in the first leg already being the fourth for the Belgian side for this campaign under Nicky Hayen. As with other losses in this cycle, the Belgians failed to end the game without conceding at least three goals. Their offense, however, remains intact, with Brugge managing to score in nine of their last ten matches in this tournament.
The Belgians are in dire need of a miracle to proceed to the next round. A three-goal victory gives them a spot in the quarterfinals whereas a two-goal win will force the game into extra time. In Brugge, this is a difficult task as the team has not reached this phase of Europe’s most elite club competition since 1977/78. Furthermore, in six of their last eight away matches in the Champions League, the club has not won in regular time (3 draws, 3 losses).
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