Club Brugge vs Aston Villa: Team News and Confirmed Lineups for Sep. 8

Last Word on Football brings you the latest team news and confirmed lineups for the Club Brugge vs Aston Villa Champions League fixture at Jan Breydel Stadium in Bruges on September 8. This fixture is one of two fixtures kicking off the 2026/27 Champions League campaign. Villa picked up their first point of the season in a 0-0 draw with Hull City in the Premier League. Brugge defeated Lommel 1-0 in their most recent game. ********************************* (𝐂𝐨𝐩𝐲 & 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐖𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐬𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐍𝐎𝐖. 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐲𝐨𝐮) ➡️ Copy and paste in your search bar ➡️ https://bb-ustv.com/soccer/ ➡️ Copy and paste in your search bar ➡️ https://bb-ustv.com/soccer/ ********************************** Club Brugge vs Aston Villa, Team News and Confirmed Lineups Club Brugge Team News Joel Ordonez, who was heavily linked with moving to the Premier League this summer, will be the only player missing for the Belgians. Speaking to the media ahead of their opening 2026/27 Champions League fixture, Club Brugge manager Ivan Leko said: 'We are really looking forward to starting the Champions League again,' Leko began enthusiastically. 'The players, the staff, the board, the supporters, everyone is raring to go. We didn't put a point target on this campaign beforehand. We are mainly just very happy to be back in the Champions League. We aren't going to do too much calculating. We want to do our absolute best in every match, and then we'll see if that is enough at the end of the road to advance.' Reflecting on the changes at Villa, Leko said: 'A lot has changed,' said Leko. 'But that is the case with us too. The coach (Unai Emery, ed.) has remained the same, though. I know Villa's style of play well. I don't know how things will turn out tomorrow, but I think we will have to be very good to be competitive. To win, we need an almost perfect match. We are aware of that. We are going to play our own football. We want to go full throttle, with the crowd in the stadium behind us. I have a lot of confidence that we can deliver that.' Club Brugge vs Aston Villa: Hull City v Aston Villa, Premier League Nicolas Jackson of Aston Villa defends possession during the Hull City v Aston Villa Premier League match at the MKM Stadium, Hull, England on 5 September 2026 IMAGO / Every Second Media Aston Villa Team News Reflecting on the changes within his squad, Unai Emery said: 'We must be patient, and we should understand that we are rebuilding the team. 'Now they must get our way and demands, keeping the same mentality that we built, but with different players.' Brian Madjo, Amadou Onana, and Johan Manzambi are all out, while Leon Goretzka remains a doubt. Club Brugge Confirmed Lineup Starting XI: Sommer; Sabbe, Han-beom Lee, Mechele, Seys; Potts, Carlos Forbs, Vetlesen, Vanaken (C), Virgili; Tresoldi. Subs: Jackers (GK), Vanden Driessche (GK), Tsawa, Vermant, Mike, Siquet, Coulibaly, Spileers, L. Audoor, Diakhon, Vasović, Lemaréchal. Aston Villa Confirmed Lineup Starting XI: Suzuki; Lindelöf, McGinn (C), Kamara, Buendía, Jackson, Pau, Maatsen, Wan-Bissaka, Gomes, Hemmings. Subs: Bizot, Wright, Mings, Barkley, Ruggeri, Garnacho, Abraham, Mbaye, Bogarde, Alysson. The Last Word: Prediction for Club Brugge vs Aston Villa Both teams will be eager to start their 2026/27 Champions League campaign with three points. The Belgians produced some memorable performances in last season's competition, including a 3-3 draw with Barcelona. Despite Villa's difficult start to this season, we are backing Emery's men to have a bit too much for Brugge. Prediction: 0-2.