Predicted Aston Villa starting XI v Club Brugge | OneFootball

Aston Villa will face Club Brugge in the first leg of the Champions League last 16 tie away from Villa Park on Tuesday night.

Villa have already faced Brugge once in this competition this season. They lost 1-0 on that day, where Tyrone Mings conceded a penalty.

Under Unai Emery, Villa claimed three wins and a draw in the group stages, including a massive 1-0 win against Bayern Munich.

Villa are 10th in the Premier League, and they are struggling for consistency this season.

Emiliano Martinez recovered in time to face Cardiff and the Argentine goalkeeper should continue against Club Brugge.

Andres Garcia is ineligible, and this means Axel Disasi is likely to partner Lamine Bogarde at the heart of the defence.

Ian Maatsen started in the previous game, but he is likely to be replaced by Lucas Digne.

Amadou Onana and Matty Cash are likely to be assessed, but Ross Barkley and Donyell Malen will miss out. In any case, Malen has not been included in Villa’s Champions League squad.

Morgan Rogers will return to the starting line-up in place of Leon Bailey. The 27-year-old versatile has had a poor campaign in terms of goals and assists, and he is likely to be dropped.

Emery will be more than happy if Villa can get a win away from home, but a draw will still not be a bad result.

Thus, Villa are likely to make three changes from the side, with Rogers, Digne and Disasi coming in.