Aston Villa’s Champions League Draw Discussed
Aston Villa’s Champions League league-phase opponents are confirmed: Paris Saint-Germain, Borussia Dortmund, Fenerbahçe and Viking all visit Villa Park, while Villa face trips to Barcelona, Club Brugge (again), Galatasaray and Slavia Prague.
We assess what lies ahead for the rebuilt Villa team, fixture by fixture: from the reality of an away day at a two-thirds-rebuilt Camp Nou to the banana skin potential of an organised Viking side at Villa Park. Could another European away day to Brugge actually be a blessing in disguise? There’s also a third trip this year for Unai Emery’s boys to Istanbul.
None of it is straightforward to call. This is a Champions League campaign where it is hard to judge expectations of a team we haven’t seen play yet, as the players are still being signed and coming through the door. Despite that factor, we judge the difficulty of what lies ahead and what’s needed point-wise to progress.
Villa will receive their dates for the Champions League draw opponents on Saturday 29th August.
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