Aston Villa manager Unai Emery has named his starting XI for the first leg of their Champions League round of 16 tie against Club Brugge at the Jan Breydel Stadium.
He has opted to make four changes from the side which beat Cardiff City 2-0 in the fifth round of the FA Cup last week. In comes Axel Disasi, Tyrone Mings, Lucas Digne and Morgan Rogers.
From back to front, Emi Martinez starts in goal behind a defence made up of Disasi, Ezri Konsa, Mings and Digne.
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Youri Tielemans plays in the double pivot alongside John McGinn as Leon Bailey operates on the right and Marcus Rashford from the left. Rogers will support Ollie Watkins.
Villa will be looking to avoid defeat or take an advantage back to Birmingham for the second leg of their round of 16 tie next Wednesday.
They lost 1-0 to Brugge in the league phase back in November, which was the Belgian side’s only victory in their last 16 matches against Premier League opposition, since a 1-0 home victory against Chelsea in the 1994/95 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup quarter-finals, a tie they lost 2-1 on aggregate.
Despite keeping a clean sheet against Villa, Brugge have conceded 17 goals in their last five matches against English clubs.
Villa starting XI: Martinez, Disasi, Konsa, Mings, Digne, Tielemans, McGinn, Bailey, Rogers, Rashford, Watkins.
Subs: Olsen, Zych, Cash, Torres, Asensio, Maatsen, Bogarde, Ramsey, Kamara.
