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Paul Merson signed for Aston Villa #OnThisDay in 1998 😍 #AVFC

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Commencing UCL action in Bruges

Aston Villa look to make a triumphant start to their 2026/27 UEFA Champions League campaign on Tuesday, when facing Club Brugge.

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Emery ready to ignite Aston Villa’s season at Club Brugge after familiar slow start

Manager remains calm despite his side taking one point and scoring no goals in opening three Premier League games

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Emery looks ahead to Champions League action

Unai Emery sat down in front of the media at Jan Breydelstadion on Monday evening, to look ahead to Aston Villa’s UEFA Champions League clash with Club Brugge.

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Buendía looks forward to 'great test' in Bruges

Emi Buendía is hoping Aston Villa will click into gear when they face Club Brugge in the UEFA Champions League.

John Townley

Unai Emery: "Now we have Joao Gomes available after his suspension in the league. Goretzka is a little bit frustrated, but we have players to replace him, Barkley, Gomes, Bogarde and Kamara. When he comes back, he can hopefully get consistency." #AVFC

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Emi Buendia is determined to play another key role for #AVFC in Europe and is taking responsibility for helping new players settle in. "I want to be important. I work every day for it. I also want to help the new players so we can be successful together."…

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Team news for Club Brugge clash

Aston Villa are in Belgium ahead of their UEFA Champions League opener against Club Brugge.

John Townley

Emi Buendia: "The future is clear: these players are in a great place to develop and improve. They are good players in the present, and they can be huge players in the future for the next years at the club." #AVFC

John Townley

Emi Buendia: "Our job is to help the new players settle. The structure is there, and it doesn’t matter how many players change because we have a clear philosophy and structure. The analysis for each game is clear, and tomorrow we have a great test in European competition." #AVFC