UEFA Champions League

FT Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Aston Villa LWLWW 3
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Young Boys DDWWD 0
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AVL213
YB000
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Match Report

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Aston Villa win big on return to top European stage

Aston Villa made an impressive return to Europe's elite as they began their Champions League campaign with an accomplished 3-0 victory away to Swiss club Young Boys on Tuesday.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
14
1
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
4
6
Corner Kicks
3
5
Saves
4
52.7
Possession
47.3
20
SHOTS
12
7
ON GOAL
5
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
349
Accurate Passes
302
406
Passes
362
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
1
12
Crosses
14
0.3
Cross %
0.1
41
Long Balls
53
24
Accurate Long Balls
32
0.6
Long Balls %
0.6
5
Blocked Shots
1
4
Effective Tackles
12
10
Tackles
17
0.4
Tackle %
0.7
8
Interceptions
14
16
Effective Clearances
16
16
Clearances
16

Lineups

YB · 4-2-3-1

  1. 26David Von BallmoosG
  2. 4Tanguy ZoukrouCD-L
  3. 13Mohamed Ali CamaraCD-R
  4. 3Jaouen HadjamLB
  5. 24Zachary AthekameRB
  6. 7Filip UgrinicAM
  7. 30Sandro LauperLM
  8. 20Cheikh NiasseRM
  9. 35Silvére GanvoulaF
  10. 11Ebrima ColleyAM-L
  11. 77Joel MonteiroAM-R

AVL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 14Pau TorresCD-L
  3. 4Ezri KonsaCD-R
  4. 12Lucas DigneLB
  5. 26Lamare BogardeRB
  6. 27Morgan RogersAM
  7. 8Youri TielemansLM
  8. 24Amadou OnanaRM
  9. 11Ollie WatkinsF
  10. 41Jacob RamseyAM-L
  11. 7John McGinnAM-R

Timeline

  1. 27' Goal! Young Boys 0, Aston Villa 1. Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by John McGinn with a cross following a corner.
  2. 33' Cheikh Niasse (Young Boys) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 38' Goal! Young Boys 0, Aston Villa 2. Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
  4. 45' Substitution, Aston Villa. Diego Carlos replaces Lamare Bogarde.
  5. 45' Substitution, Young Boys. Meschack Elia replaces Cheikh Niasse.
  6. 46' Sandro Lauper (Young Boys) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 53' Meschack Elia (Young Boys) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 60' Substitution, Aston Villa. Jhon Durán replaces Ollie Watkins.
  9. 63' Substitution, Young Boys. Alan Virginius replaces Ebrima Colley.
  10. 63' Substitution, Young Boys. Abdu Conté replaces Jaouen Hadjam.
  11. 78' Joël Monteiro (Young Boys) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 79' Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  13. 83' Substitution, Young Boys. Darian Males replaces Joël Monteiro.
  14. 83' Substitution, Young Boys. Cedric Itten replaces Silvere Ganvoula.
  15. 86' Goal! Young Boys 0, Aston Villa 3. Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
  16. 87' Substitution, Aston Villa. Ian Maatsen replaces Youri Tielemans.
  17. 88' Substitution, Aston Villa. Ross Barkley replaces Lucas Digne.
  18. 88' Substitution, Aston Villa. Emiliano Buendía replaces Morgan Rogers.

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