Barça vs Aston Villa: match preview
Champions League · Kick-off:
Pre-match analysis
Barça are 8th in the Champions League with 6 points from 3 games (W2 D0 L1), scoring 3.7 and conceding 2.0 per game; their last 3 results read W-W-L.
Aston Villa are 2nd in the Champions League with 9 points from 3 games (W3 D0 L0), scoring 4.0 and conceding 1.0 per game; their last 3 results read W-W-W.
At home this season Barça are W1 D0 L0 (scored 5, conceded 1); on the road Aston Villa are W1 D0 L0 (scored 3, conceded 2).
Aston Villa have won their last 3 games in this competition.
Ross Barkley leads the way for Aston Villa with 3 goals and 1 assist.
What to watch: Barça's attack against Aston Villa's defence is where the numbers show the biggest gap between the sides.
Key players
Top scorers for each club in Champions League this season.
Barça
No scorers listed yet.
Aston Villa
| Goals | Assists | Pens | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Barkley | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Nicolas Jackson | 3 | – | – |
| Emiliano Buendía | 2 | – | 1 |
Season so far
| Barça | Aston Villa | |
|---|---|---|
| League position | 8 | 2 |
| Points | 6 | 9 |
| W–D–L | 2-0-1 | 3-0-0 |
| Goals scored per game | 3.7 | 4.0 |
| Goals conceded per game | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| Home record (home side) / away record (away side) | 1-0-0 | 1-0-0 |
| Last five (oldest → newest) | WWL | WWW |
| Clean sheets | 0 | 1 |
| Failed to score | 0 | 0 |
| Both teams scored | 100% | 67% |
| 3+ goals in the game | 100% | 100% |
| Points per game at home | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Points per game away | 1.50 | 3.00 |
| Biggest win | 5-1 v Feyenoord | 6-0 v Fenerbahçe |
| Heaviest defeat | 2-4 at PSG | – |
Barça: recent results
Aston Villa: recent results
Club details
Barça
- Head coach
- Hansi Flick (Germany)
- Stadium
- Camp Nou
- Founded
- 1899
Squad (30)
Goalkeepers
- Wojciech SzczęsnyPoland · 36
- Dominik LivakovićCroatia · 31
- Joan GarcíaSpain · 25
Defenders
- João CanceloPortugal · 32
- Andreas ChristensenDenmark · 30
- Jules KoundéFrance · 27
- Eric GarcíaSpain · 25
- Álex BaldeSpain · 23
- Pau CubarsíSpain · 19
- Gerard MartínSpain · 24
- Xavi EspartSpain · 19
Midfielders
- RodriSpain · 30
- Frenkie de JongNetherlands · 29
- Dani OlmoSpain · 28
- PedriSpain · 23
- Pablo GaviraSpain · 22
- Fermín LópezSpain · 23
- Marc BernalSpain · 19
- Brian FariñasSpain · 20
Forwards
- Gabriel JesusBrazil · 29
- Anthony GordonEngland · 25
- RaphinhaBrazil · 29
- Karim AdeyemiGermany · 24
- Roony BardghjiSweden · 20
- Lamine YamalSpain · 19
- Hamza AbdelkarimEgypt · 18
- Jesse BisiwuBelgium · 18
Others
- Orian GorenIsrael · 17
- Álex CamposSpain · 18
- Iker RodríguezSpain · 18
Aston Villa
- Head coach
- Unai Emery (Spain)
- Stadium
- Villa Park
- Founded
- 1872
Squad (28)
Goalkeepers
- Marco BizotNetherlands · 35
- Zion SuzukiJapan · 24
- James WrightEngland · 21
Defenders
- Victor Nilsson-LindelöfSweden · 32
- Aaron Wan-BissakaCongo DR · 28
- Tyrone MingsEngland · 33
- Matty CashPoland · 29
- Pau TorresSpain · 29
- Taylor Harwood-BellisEngland · 24
- Ian MaatsenNetherlands · 24
- Matteo RuggeriItaly · 24
- Modou Keba CisseSenegal · 21
Midfielders
- Leon GoretzkaGermany · 31
- Ross BarkleyEngland · 32
- Boubacar KamaraFrance · 26
- Emiliano BuendíaArgentina · 29
- John McGinnScotland · 32
- Amadou OnanaBelgium · 25
- João GomesBrazil · 25
- Lamare BogardeNetherlands · 22
- Johan ManzambiSwitzerland · 21
Forwards
- Tammy AbrahamEngland · 29
- Nicolas JacksonSenegal · 25
- Alejandro GarnachoArgentina · 22
- AlyssonBrazil · 20
- Ibrahim M'BayeSenegal · 18
- Brian MadjoLuxembourg · 17
- George HemmingsEngland · 19
Figures are calculated from this season’s results in this competition and update after every game.