Comments, predictions Club Brugge vs Aston Villa: Tough fight until the last minute

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Club Brugge's biggest concern is in midfield, with key midfielder Raphael Onyedika missing Saturday's draw with Gent with a muscle injury, while Dutch defender Bjorn Meijer, who has been sidelined since late January, will also miss the first leg.

Captain Hans Vanaken is almost certain to start in midfield, having played every minute of this season's Champions League campaign, with his penalty against Aston Villa marking his 20th goal in European competition.

Up front, Chemsdine Talbi – who has attracted interest from several clubs in the transfer market after being involved in three goals in his last two European games – is likely to support Ferran Jutglà in attack.

Aston Villa's Marco Asensio is ready to make his Champions League debut for the club. Along with new signing Marcus Rashford, he played a big part in Villa's FA Cup quarter-final on Friday. Notably, the striker on loan from PSG has been in impressive form, scoring four goals in his last three games.

Another highlight is the return of Youri Tielemans to his homeland. It has been over a decade since he made his Champions League debut for Anderlecht as a 16-year-old, and now the central midfielder will be reunited with Belgian fans at Villa.

In goal, Emiliano Martinez has just recovered from a minor injury. He has faced 39 shots on target in European competition this season but has only conceded six, a remarkable save rate of 85%.

Although Boubacar Kamara was on the bench for Cardiff, Tyrone Mings and Matty Cash are still doubtful of returning, while Pau Torres (ankle), Amadou Onana (thigh) and Ross Barkley (calf) are all but certain to miss out. Andres Garcia and Donyell Malen are also ineligible.

Latest predicted lineup Club Brugge vs Aston Villa

Club Brugge:

Mignolet; Seys, Ordonez, Mechele, De Cuyper; Jashari, Vetlesen; Talbi, Vanaken, Tzolis; Jutgla

Aston Villa:

Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Bogarde, Digne; Kamara, Tielemans; McGinn, Asensio, Rogers; Watkins

Latest football commentary Club Brugge vs Aston Villa

Runners-up in the 1978 European Cup, Club Brugge have rarely made it to the knockout stages of the Champions League, and this is only the second time they have done so in their history. The Belgian side's journey to the last 16 has been an inspiring one, after they excelled in the group stage and continued their excellent run in the play-offs.

Winning at home thanks to a controversial penalty in the final minutes, the reigning Belgian champions then dominated Atalanta BC in the first half of the return leg, handing the Serie A title contenders a heavy defeat, in which young talent Chemsdine Talbi shone with a brace.

Leaving Bergamo with a 5-2 aggregate score against the team that won the Europa League last season, Brugge continued their journey full of surprises after an unimpressive start to the Champions League group stage.

Beaten by Borussia Dortmund and AC Milan in their first three games, Blauw-Zwart bounced back with a crucial win over Aston Villa, which saw them climb into the top 24 on goal difference, despite losing 3-1 to Manchester City in their final game.

Since then, they have turned their attention back to the Belgian league, where they are 10 points behind leaders Genk. Last weekend, Brugge dropped points again when they were held to a 1-1 draw by Gent after conceding an injury-time equaliser.

Last season, Brugge won their fourth domestic title in five years, but under coach Nicky Hayen they have lost their previous dominance.

However, they have been strong at the Jan Breydelstadion, where they have lost just once in their last 17 games – that defeat coming against Standard Liege last month. Their attack has also been consistent, with just one goalless run in their last 35 outings.

Like Aston Villa, Brugge were in the Europa Conference League last season, where they progressed through three qualifying rounds to reach the semi-finals. Both teams are well adapted to the challenge of Europe's top competition.

The first time the two sides met in November saw Club Brugge win 1-0, with a lapse in concentration from Tyrone Mings allowing Hans Vanaken to calmly slot home the winning penalty.

This result also helped Brugge break a streak of 14 consecutive matches without a win against English teams, including 11 defeats.

Latest Club Brugge vs Aston Villa score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Club Brugge vs Aston Villaas follows:

• Sportsmole:Club Brugge 1-2 Aston Villa

• WhoScore:Club Brugge 1-1 Aston Villa
• Our newspaper predicts:Club Brugge 1-1 Aston Villa

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