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Beaten 3-0 in Barcelona, this was a bruising night for Aston Villa - but one that felt self-inflicted.
04.11.26Analysis
A bankrupt club reborn in the fifth tier, bought by Indonesia’s Hartono family, shaped by Dennis Wise, Thierry Henry and now coached by Cesc Fàbregas. Como are fourth in Serie A and took six points from their first three Champions League games. Tonight they visit Lens. Everything you need to know.
04.11.26Matchday
A manager protecting his midfielder in public while making it perfectly clear what he had seen.
04.11.26News
Nine shots, one on target, and the misplaced pass that started Villa's joint-heaviest European defeat.
03.11.26Analysis
As the sides prepare to lock horns in Europe once again, we're reflecting on the infamous 1983 Uefa Super, when Diego Maradonna left Villa Park disappointed.
03.11.26History
Emery explains the team sheet nobody understood, and delivers his warmest verdict yet on the winger who caused most of the damage.
21.10.26News
A night decided by what Villa did with a small number of visits to the penalty area, and by a Brazilian winger who caused nearly all of it.
21.10.26Analysis
Sold by United for a reported €30.5m in 2024, McTominay scored 12 Serie A goals in his first season, clinched the Scudetto with an acrobatic finish and was named Serie A MVP. After a tough autumn, his brace against Bodø/Glimt rescued Napoli’s Champions League campaign. The full story of his reinvention.
Unai Emery is dealing with two fresh injuries since last week's Champions League game, with a selection crisis emerging at left-back.
21.10.26Features
The Holte Roar spoke exclusively to Lars Magnus Roys ahead of the Norwegian champions' visit to Villa Park.
20.10.26Features
Five defeats in nine games in all competitions, nine points off the top and a centenary season that has started badly. Tonight, Napoli face Bodø/Glimt at the Maradona. Is this the night Massimiliano Allegri's side reset their season, or the moment the problems become impossible to ignore? A measured look.
20.10.26News
Serie D in 2017, Serie C in 2019, Serie B in 2021, Serie A in 2024 and fourth place in 2026. Como’s rise under the Hartono family and Cesc Fàbregas is one of the fastest in modern European football. Ahead of their Champions League night against Manchester United, here is everything an English fan needs to know.
The defender may need to continue at left-back for the time being amid the current injury crisis.
19.10.26Features
The summer recruits starred in Aston Villa's record-breaking 6-0 Champions League victory over Fenerbahce and are leading the club's attacking revolution.
15.10.26Opinion
Villa's historic European night came with less of the ball and fewer entries into the box. The numbers explain how.
15.10.26Analysis
Aston Villa won 6-0 and Unai Emery spent his press conference discussing the scoring opportunities they gave away.
14.10.26News
Villa are aiming to make it two wins from two in the Champions League as they welcome Turkish opposition to B6.
14.10.26Features
Back under the lights at Villa Park, Unai Emery's side will look to build momentum at the start of a busy four-week spell.
13.10.26Features
Villarreal have gone five games without a victory under new manager Iñigo Pérez, but now is not the time for crisis, after a very encouraging performance away at Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League.
09.09.26Analysis
The Senegalese forward netted his first Villa goal, and his role in this new-look side will be of huge importance this season.
Villa won with barely a third of the ball, yet produced 21 shots and 3.0 xG. A tactical breakdown of the counter-attacking blueprint that ended the drought.
08.09.26News
After three consecutive Premier League matches without a goal, Villa looked like a more coherent attacking until as they recorded a Champions League victory.
08.09.26Matchday
The Aston Villa head coach will have to consider fitness levels, rotation, the opposition and the readiness of his new signings when he selects his team to face Club Brugge.
A guide to Villa's eight Champions League league-phase opponents: PSG, Barcelona, Dortmund and more, with dates, times, venues and what to expect. Save this article for later.
07.09.26News
