| UEFA Champions League | |
| MATCH INFO | |
MATCH :
| Aston Villa V/s Juventus
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COMPETITION : | Round 5
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| DATE: | 28-11-2024
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TIME:
| 1:30 AM IST (UTC +5:30)
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STADIUM:
| Villa Park
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| Aston Villa | Lineup |
Possible XI: Martinez (GK); Bogarde, Carlos, Torres, Maatsen; Barkley, Tielemans; Bailey, Rogers, McGinn; Watkins. | |
| Juventus | Lineup |
Possible XI: Di Gregorio (GK); Savona, Kalulu, Gatti, Cambiaso; Locatelli, Thuram; Conceicao, Yildiz; Koopmeiners, McKennie. | |
Preview: Aston Villa Vs Juventus
Unai Emery eyes taking Villa back to winning ways with a win over the Old Lady.
Matchweek 5 of the UEFA Champions League group fixtures takes us to Villa Park in Birmingham, where Aston Villa are set to lock horns against Juventus.
Aston Villa, who began the season on a strong note, now find themselves in a slump, sitting 8th in the Premier League standings after a disappointing run of five winless matches. Their recent struggles include a humiliating 4-1 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur, a narrow loss to Club Brugge in the Champions League, a 2-0 defeat to Liverpool, and a draw against Crystal Palace. This dip in form has raised concerns, as their early-season momentum has seemingly fizzled out.
In the Champions League, Villa’s fortunes have also taken a hit. Despite a promising start with three consecutive victories, their defeat to Club Brugge has highlighted vulnerabilities. The team now faces mounting pressure to regain their form and take control of their season.
Juventus are enduring challenging times this season, currently sitting 6th in the Serie A standings with only six wins from 13 matches. Their domestic campaign have been marred by inconsistency, raising concerns among fans and pundits alike. In the UEFA Champions League, their situation is similarly precarious, as they hold the 11th spot with 7 points from four matches, courtesy of two wins and a draw.
Despite being level on points with heavyweights like Manchester City, Arsenal, and Bayer Leverkusen, Juventus are under pressure to improve their form. A win against Aston Villa in their next fixture could prove pivotal, potentially drawing them level with second-placed Sporting Club Portugal. With their hopes of resurgence hinging on this encounter, Juventus will aim to turn their faltering momentum into a winning streak and reassert their dominance.
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About UEFA Champions League:
History
TThe UEFA Champions League (abbreviated as UCL) is an annual club association football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) that is contested by top-division European clubs. The competition begins with a round robin league phase to qualify for the double-legged knockout rounds, and a single-leg final. It is the most-watched club competition in the world and the third most-watched football competition overall, behind only the UEFA European Championship and the FIFA World Cup. It is one of the most prestigious football tournaments in the world and the most prestigious club competition in European football, played by the national league champions (and, for some nations, one or more runners-up) of their national associations.
Introduced in 1955 as the Coupe des Clubs Champions Européens (French for European Champion Clubs' Cup), and commonly known as the European Cup, it was initially a straight knockout tournament open only to the champions of Europe's domestic leagues, with its winner reckoned as the European club champion. The competition took on its current name in 1992, adding a round-robin group stage in 1991 and allowing multiple entrants from certain countries since the 1997–98 season. While only the winners of many of Europe's national leagues can enter the competition, the top 5 leagues by coefficient provide four teams each by default, with a possibility for additional spots based on performance during the previous season. Clubs that finish below the qualifying spots are eligible for the second-tier UEFA Europa League competition, and since 2021, for the third-tier UEFA Conference League.
In its present format, the Champions League begins in early July with three qualifying rounds and a play-off round, all played over two legs. The seven surviving teams enter the league phase, joining 29 teams qualified in advance. The 36 teams each play eight opponents, four home and four away. The 24 highest-ranked teams proceed to the knockout phase that culminates with the final match in late May or early June.[6] The winner of the Champions League automatically qualifies for the following year's Champions League, the UEFA Super Cup, and the FIFA Club World Cup.
Spanish clubs have the most victories (20 wins), followed by England (15 wins) and Italy (12 wins). England has the most winning teams, with six clubs having won the title. The competition has been won by 23 clubs and 13 of them have won it more than once. Real Madrid is the most successful club in the tournament's history, having won it 15 times. Madrid is the only club to have won it five times in a row (the first five editions). Only one club has won all of their matches in a single tournament en route to the tournament victory: Bayern Munich in the 2019–20 season. Real Madrid are the current European champions, having beaten Borussia Dortmund 2–0 in the 2024 final for their fifteenth title.
