On Wednesday evening there is a battle for Great Britain in the Champions League when Aston Villa in the final of the Liga phase Celtic moderator.
Both sides already have their place in the KO and the hopes of hope go their way elsewhere on the continent.
It is the first meeting between two British clubs in the Champions League this season – even though we have seen Rangers where the Europa League compete against Manchester United and Tottenham – and it is also the first time that these former European Cup winners are horns blocked in a competitive coat.
Here is 90 minutes Instructions for the villa against Celtic.
Aston Villa against Celtic head-to-head record
This is the first competition game between Aston Villa and Celtic.
Current form (all competitions)
Aston Villa | Celtic |
|---|---|
Aston Villa 1-1 West Ham – 26/01/25 | Celtic 1-0 boys – 22/01/25 |
Monaco 1-0 Aston Villa – 21/01/25 | Celtic 2-1 Kilmarnock – 18/01/25 |
Arsenal 2-2 Aston Villa – 18/01/25 | Dundee 3-3 Celtic – 14/01/25 |
Everton 0-1 Aston Villa -15/01/25 | Ross County 1-4 Celtic – 01/01/25 |
Aston Villa 2-1 West Ham – 01.10.25 | Celtic 2-0 Dundee United – 08/01/25 |
country | TV channel/live stream |
|---|---|
United Kingdom | TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports Ultimate, Discovery+, Discovery+ App |
United States | Paramount+, VIX |
Canada | Dazn Canada |
Tyrone Mings added his name to a growing injury list at the first half of the meeting with West Ham United in the first half of the meeting with West Ham United. Pau Torres is also on the edge on the edge of Center-Back, while the January exit from Diego Carlos means Ezri Konsa the only senior option in the role. Lucas Digne will probably fill out on Wednesday.
Amadou Onana and Ross Barkley both miss in midfield through injuries, but Villa saw how John McGinn returns to the fold on Sunday. It is unlikely that the midfielder will begin the middle of the week, but will most likely appear against a club in a way that he was faced with 16 times during his time in Scotland.
January recruited Donyell Malen and Andres Garcia cannot be taken into account until the Knockout phase.
Aston Villa predicted the line-up against Celtic (4-2-3-1): Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Digne, Maatsen; Tielemans, Kamara; Bailey, Rogers, Ramsey; Watkins.
Celtic has ended the star striker Kyogo Furuhashi to move to the French side Rennes and ended his Bhoy’s career with 86 goals in 167 games. After his short spell in France, Jota went in the other direction and returned to Glasgow after leaving the Hoops in 2023. The Portuguese must not be taken into account on Wednesday.
James Forrest is still missing due to a foot injury and Daizen Maeda is suspended after his late red card in the 1-0 victory against boys last week for the trip to Villa Park.
Celtic forecasting against Aston Villa (4-3-3): Flatter; Johnston, Carter-Vickers, Trusty, Taylor; Engels, McGregor, Hatate; Kuhn, Idah, Palma.
The villa fell flat last week in its uninspiring defeat against Monaco, but should be bothered by a quantity and the view of avoiding the play-offs with automatic qualifications for the last 16.
Defense injuries can lead a little chaos in the backline of the villa, and Celtic will be interested in using the advantage, although they are without the recently deceased Furuhashi and the suspended Maeda.
During its weekend with West Ham, the villa was far from its best, but should return to the winning methods on Wednesday, even if it is not entirely convincing.