Heroes & Villains, the Aston Villa fanzine
Heroes & Villains => Heroes Discussion => Topic started by: PeterWithesShin on December 07, 2025, 01:12:58 PM
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Thurs Dec 11th, 20.00 KO.
You'd imagine there'll be some rotation for this one.
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Bizot
García
Lindelof
Konsa
Digne
Bogarde
Kamara
Sancho
Buendía
Guessand
Malen
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Looks good to me. Maybe Onana for Kamara as he's had fewer minutes recently I think.
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Maybe. Can always make loads of subs anyway.
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A lesser spotted Elliot on the pitch?
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Bizot
Garcia
Lindelof
Konsa
Digne
Bogarde
Kamara
Sancho
Buendía
Guessand
Malen
I'd go with this.
Start The Sanch 8)
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1-1
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How important is finishing top two for us? Does it really make much of a difference seeing the oppo in the first knockout round is likely not heavyweight?
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Think you play the second leg of every round before the final at home.
So, not the end of the world if we don't. But certainly an advantage if we can get it.
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Finishing top 2 means you get home fixtures in the 2nd leg all the way to the final assuming you get there.
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With our home record we'd definitely prefer being home second in every round. Last season showed how big a difference it made against PSG.
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Unai will rotate the team I still think we will win 2-1.
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With our home record we'd definitely prefer being home second in every round. Last season showed how big a difference it made against PSG.
Not the most convincing example, to be honest! :)
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0-4.
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With our home record we'd definitely prefer being home second in every round. Last season showed how big a difference it made against PSG.
Not the most convincing example, to be honest! :)
We won 3-2
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With our home record we'd definitely prefer being home second in every round. Last season showed how big a difference it made against PSG.
Not the most convincing example, to be honest! :)
We won 3-2
Yes. But the question is whether playing the return leg at home has a beneficial impact on the outcome of the tie. We probably all instinctively agree that it does, or that we would prefer it. But in the PSG example, we lost the tie. :)
The broader question being, to what extent is securing home advantage in the return legs through to the final worth using minutes in the legs of first teamers?