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Tielemans floats in a long free kick to no-one in particular. Villa need to be a bit sharper with their set pieces.Rogers, who always looks a threat on the ball, buffets past two defenders and sets up Watkins, who can’t get his shot away. McGinn is coming off, replaced by Jhon Durán. The two-striker setup didn’t work at all against Spurs, but will it here?Villa need to regroup here, with Skov Olsen crossing and almost picking out Jutgla at the far post.
Goalless but a very engaging game, with the hosts coming closest to scoring when Ferran Jutgla hit the post and repeatedly putting Villa under pressure. The visitors have had chances on the break, Watkins firing wide and McGinn heading over, but will be glad to emerge from that half still on level terms. More soon.Tielemans floats in a long ball which almost finds Mings, before Brugge deal with Maatsen’s attempted cross on the rebound.
We will have a minute’s silence before the start, in memory of the victims of flooding in Valencia. Unai Emery has close ties to the region, having managed Valencia and Villarreal previously in his career.The Bruges and Aston Villa players stand during a minute’s silence in memory of the flood victims in Valencia.anthem, a few handshakes and we’re good to go. The hosts are in their traditional blue and black stripes, Villa in an all-white variation on their away kit.
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