Europavision: Aston Villa v Club Brugge Champions League Preview — Gatekeepers, Threats, and Squad List Shock

Aston Villa open their Champions League league account away at Club Brugge, a fixture Villa know well from their run to the competition two seasons ago and a genuine litmus test after an underwhelming start to the Premier League season. Europavision — the podcast's dedicated European show— returns to look at what has changed with Club Brugge since Villa's last encounters with them.

This preview covers Bruges's recent record as one of European football's most consistent Champions League "gatekeepers," a rebuilt attack led by a new-look front three, and the kind of two-way trading model that's kept them competitive on a fraction of the budget of Champions League sides in the bigger leagues.

It also covers a genuine surprise: Unai Emery's omission of both Taylor Harwood-Bellis and Brian Madjo, from Villa's Champions League squad entirely.

Expect a look at Villa's likely lineup, the case for and against throwing in some of the summer's more attacking new faces, and where this fits into a season still waiting for its first properly convincing performance and result.

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Guest appearance: Armen Mirzoian - @VillanArmen

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