Aston Villa
UEFA Champions LeagueSeason Statistics
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Team Overview
Aston Villa enter this UEFA Champions League campaign under manager Unai Emery, a club with a proud English footballing heritage and a growing reputation as one of the Premier League's more ambitious projects in recent seasons. Historically one of England's most decorated clubs, Villa's return to Europe's premier club competition represents a significant milestone in the trajectory the club has been building, with qualification alone underscoring the progress made domestically under Emery's stewardship.
In terms of the current European campaign, the available statistics show Aston Villa have yet to play a match in this UEFA Champions League cycle, with a record of 0 wins, 0 draws, and 0 losses across 0 matches played. There is no goals data to assess yet, no clean sheets recorded, and no home or away split to draw upon, meaning any judgment on early campaign form must wait until fixtures begin. This is very much a clean slate for Villa on the continental stage, with no results yet to contextualize expectations one way or another.
What can be said is that Villa's presence in the competition itself reflects a club under Emery aiming to establish itself among Europe's regular contenders again. Once matches get underway, meaningful analysis of playing style, attacking output, and defensive solidity in this competition will become possible. For now, followers of the club will be watching closely to see how Emery's side translates its domestic form onto the European stage, with the opening fixtures set to provide the first real data points of this Champions League journey.
Squad (37 players)
Goalkeepers (3)
Defenders (9)
Midfielders (17)
Attackers (8)
Player Statistics
2026/27 Season| # | Player | Pos | Rating | Apps | Goals | Assists | Mins | Tackles | Passes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | |
FW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 16 | |
| 29 | |
DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 17 | |
| 13 | |
DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 20 | |
| 1 | |
GK | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 65 | |
| 11 | |
FW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 0 | 32 | |
|
DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | |
MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 0 | 21 | |
| 6 | |
MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 15 | |
| 10 | |
MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 2 | 45 | |
| 5 | |
DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 12 | |
| 7 | |
MF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 1 | 10 | |
| 18 | |
FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 7 | |
| 2 | |
DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 2 | 42 | |
| 40 | |
GK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 0 | 30 | |
| 14 | |
DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 2 | 26 | |
| 22 | |
DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 4 | 36 | |
| 35 | |
MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 3 | 18 | |
| 26 | |
MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 13 | |
| 53 | |
MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 1 | 25 | |
| 47 | |
FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 14 | |
| 39 | |
FW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 0 | 14 |
Recent Transfers
2025/26 & 2026/27Arrivals (56)
Departures (65)
Injuries & Availability
Impact Analysis
Aston Villa face a notable set of absences across multiple areas of the pitch, with six players unavailable ahead of their upcoming fixture. The knee injuries to J. Manzambi and A. Onana represent the most significant blows, as both would ordinarily be considered for regular involvement, while B. Madjo's ankle injury adds further strain to the squad's depth. Joao Gomes is unavailable through suspension following a red card, removing a midfield option from selection, while M. Cisse and T. Harwood-Bellis are both off the roster entirely, further thinning the pool of players available for selection.
The cumulative effect of these absences is a squad stretched thin across defense and midfield, with knee and ankle issues removing key rotational options rather than a single position group being wiped out entirely. With six players unavailable and none listed as merely doubtful, there is little ambiguity heading into selection - those missing are confirmed absentees rather than fitness gambles. This level of disruption tests the overall depth of the squad, particularly in midfield where suspension and injury overlap. Aston Villa will need contributions from those stepping into unfamiliar roles, and how effectively the remaining group compensates for this collective absence will be a key storyline to monitor.
Recent Form
Form Analysis
Aston Villa's recent run of five matches paints a picture of a team in clear decline, having taken just one point from a possible fifteen. A draw away at Hull City is the sole blemish on an otherwise winless sequence that includes four straight defeats, and the underlying numbers reinforce the concern: just two goals scored across the five games against nine conceded. The attack has misfired badly, failing to find the net in three of the five matches, including the goalless draw at Hull City and defeats to Arsenal and Brighton, where the attack again drew a blank.
Defensively, the pattern is equally troubling. Villa shipped four goals away to Brighton in a heavy loss, and conceded twice in back-to-back European fixtures against Borussia Mönchengladbach and Paris Saint-Germain, both ending in narrow 2-1 defeats despite the team finding the net in each. The one clean sheet came against Hull City, but that was paired with attacking sterility rather than control. Villa's only home match in this sample, a 0-1 loss to Arsenal, suggests no home advantage. Facing a mix of domestic and continental opposition, including two matches against elite European sides, Villa have struggled to combine attacking output with defensive stability, with goals conceded piling up regardless of opponent quality.
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