A SUPERCOMPUTER has crunched the numbers ahead of the Champions League knockouts – and it’s good news for the remaining Prem clubs. Arsenal, Liverpool and Aston Villa are all in action

Club Brugge and Aston Villa kick off the Round of 16 of the 2024-25 UEFA Champions League on Tuesday. The home team was one of the biggest surprises of the playoffs as the Belgian side were able to knock out Atalanta while the away side are back to play European soccer after ending up eighth in the league phase,

Aston Villa are in the Champions League knockout rounds for the first time since lifting the trophy in 1982. Their reward is a tie against Club Brugge, a team they have already faced this season.This

John McGinn has admitted Aston Villa have been “too easy to play against” this season, but is confident of an upturn in form. Villa sit 10th in the Premier League following a 4-1 defeat at Crystal Palace and have lost seven of their previous nine matches away from home.

Aston Villa captain John McGinn says they have a "no-excuse mentality" under boss Unai Emery. Having impressed last season to qualify for the Champions League in fourth place, Villa have struggled to replicate that form in the Premier League this campaign.