Wednesday evening’s Champions League fixtures will see two sides go head-to-head in the competition for the first time since they faced off in the competition’s final.
Rather surprisingly that game will be between Aston Villa and Bayern Munich, with the teams having faced off against one another way back in the 1982 European Cup final.
Even more surprisingly, Aston Villa won that final thanks to a goal from Peter Withe.
With nine goals and four assists to his name in just six games in all competitions, it’s fair to say that defenders haven’t had much joy against Harry Kane so far in 2024/25.
The next defender tasked with stopping Kane from getting on the scoresheet will be Aston Villa’s Pau Torres. The talented Spaniard is one of the better centre-backs in the Premier League, but will need plenty of help from Villa’s midfield to combat Kane’s ability to drop deep and link up play.
Aston Villa predicted lineup vs Bayern Munich (4-2-3-1): Martinez; Konsa, Carlos, Torres, Digne; Onana, Tielemans; Bailey, Rogers, Ramsey; Watkins.
Bayern Munich predicted lineup vs Aston Villa (4-2-3-1): Neuer; Guerreiro, Upamecano, Kim, Davies; Kimmich, Pavlovic; Olise, Musiala, Gnabry; Kane.
