The four clubs Aston Villa could draw in Champions League last 16
The four clubs Aston Villa could draw in Champions League last 16
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It’s already been a memorable return to Europe for Aston Villa this season. Aston Villa have already enjoyed a memorable return to the European stage and now Unai Emery’s side are awaiting their fate after reaching the knockout stages of the Champions League.
The 1982 European champions marked their return to the continent’s top club competition by beating Bayern Munich at Villa Park, while there were impressive wins over Bologna and RB Leipzig too. Defeats on the road to Club Brugge and Monaco suggests that Villa will have to improve when the knockout stages get underway, with some suggestions that Emery’s side have gone off the boil since the early stages of the season.
But Emery has an impressive knockout record in European football, even if the majority of his wins across two-legged ties during spells at Villarreal and Sevilla have come in the Europa League. It means Villa are set to be one of the teams to watch after they managed to sneak into the top eight and advance directly to the last 16 by beating Celtic 4-2 in a Villa Park thriller on the final day of the group stage.
After finishing the league phase as the eighth seed, Aston Villa progress directly through to the last 16. While Friday’s draw will determine the exact position of the teams in the bracket, Aston VIlla know they will face one of the following teams in the last 16:.
