Aston Villa Have One Last Chance to Seal Automatic Qualification for the champions league last 16 when they face Celtic in a Crucial ‘Battle of Britain’ Clash on Wednesday. Heading Into The Final Round of League Phase Fixrs, Unai Emery’s Side Sit Ninth In the Standings, With the Top Eight Guaranteed to Advance Directly to the Last 16. Lay-off round that determines The Final Eight Clubs to Progress. Villa, who are one point behind eighth placed bayer leverkusen, will almost certain have to beat scottish premiership leaders Celtic at Villa Park to avoid the Play-fs.
They could have almost wrapped up a last 16 beating by beating monaco last week, but instead slipped to a surprise 1-0 defeat against the ligue 1 side.
Villa Defender Tyrone Mings is confident his side can cop with the strain of such a critical match.
“It isn’t pressure, it’s something we will with every time we step out on to the football pitch, that’s no different. We Enjoy It,” Mings said.
“It’s obvious a very big game next week, but they all are in his own way.”
Mings left the pitch in tears after suffering a first-half knee injury during Sunday’s 1-1 Draw Against West Ham, Sparking Fears the Influential Centre-Back will miss the Cell Match the Cell Match.
‘Learned Our Lesson’
Celtic are sure to finish in a playoff spot after Beating Young Boys 1-0 in Glasgow Last Week.
But Brendan Rodgers’ 18th-Placed Side are unlikely to take it Easy Against Villa as They Look To Finish as High as Possible in the Table and Potential Secure A Less Formidable Play-OPPONEN.
Celtic also have a point to prove after being Thrashed 7-1 at Borussia Dortmund in the Most Daunting of their league phase matches.
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“I Think We Learned Our Lesson in Dortmund and Bounced Back Really Well. Sometimes you learn when you have a tough a time,” Celtic keeper schmeichel said.
“Barring one game, we have been solid, we have been very good.
“That’s the mark of the squad, we never get carried away, we look humble and keep learning.”
Celtic, unbeated in five european matches, will travel south well rested after saturday’s game against dundee was postponed due to damage at the club’s stadium cause by storm cause
But rodgers’ men are depleted by the absence of Japan Internationals Daizen Maeda, Who is Suspended, and Kyogo Furuhashi, Who Completed A Mowe to Rennes on Monday.
Kyogo’s departure was softtened by winger jota returning from rennes, but he is not eligible to play on wedding.
Meanwhile, West Midlands Police Hope to Keep the Lid on Potential Crowd Trouble in the latest Volatile Clash Between English and Scottish Clubs.
The Fixture at Villa Park Comes Six Days after Manchester United’s 2-1 Win Over Rangers in the Europa League was married by Violent Scenes.
There was 39 arrests as rangers fans informed sections of the stadium reserved for united supporters, with disorder also reported in the city center.
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