Aston Villa vs Bayern Munich: Line-ups revealed for historic clash

Aston Villa big Bayern Munich successful 1 of nan astir eagerly-anticipated Champions League clashes of nan week.

Villa famously hit Bayern to assistance nan European Cup successful 1982, but things are overmuch different this clip around.

Vincent Kompany heads a juggernaut connected nan Champions League shape who are looking to triumph nan title for a seventh time.

Meanwhile, Unai Emery is slow transforming Villa into a unit to beryllium reckoned pinch successful some nan Premier and Champions League.

Tonight, they meet successful what is judge to beryllium a blistering affair.

Read connected to observe really some teams line-up successful nan Midlands.

Aston Villa squad news

Your Aston Villa squad for our Champions League conflict astatine Villa Park 👊#AVLFCB || #UpTheVilla pic.twitter.com/2YpmEphMMB

— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) October 2, 2024

Despite being progressive successful a reliable trial against Ipswich connected Sunday, Villa person unsurprisingly kept overmuch of their squad nan same.

Emiliano Martinez lines up successful goal, pinch Lucas Digne, Pau Torres, Diego Carlos and Ezri Konsa forming nan backline.

Youri Tielemans and Amadou Onana are fixed nan work of holding nan fort successful midfield.

Morgan Rogers will person a licence to roam successful a No.10 role, pinch Jaden Philogene-Bidace and Jacob Ramsey either broadside of him.

And Ollie Watkins leads nan statement aft hitting shape successful caller weeks.

Bayern Munich squad news

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— FC Bayern (@FCBayernEN) October 2, 2024

The large mobility people for Kompany was going to beryllium whether Harry Kane was fresh capable to start, but they person tin back-ups if he was not complete an ankle wounded from nan weekend.

Manuel Neuer guards nan extremity arsenic per accustomed for Bayern, pinch Alphonso Davies, Min-Jae Kim, Dayot Upamecano and Konrad Laimer astatine nan back.

Joshua Kimmich and Aleksandar Pavlovic beryllium successful protect midfield, pinch Michael Olise up of them.

Serge Gnabry lines up connected nan right, pinch erstwhile Arsenal man Serge Gnabry connected nan right.

And Kane is fresh capable to commencement against his aged Premier League rivals.