Basel vs Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread

[adrenachrome]

From John Townley on X via Brum Mail:

Emi Martinez and Pau Torres are both absent from #AVFC's squad to face FC Basel.

Marco Bizot, Victor Lindelof, Lucas Digne, Lamare Bogarde, Evann Guessand, Jadon Sancho, Emi Buendia and Donyell Malen all come in.

[Mellin]

It's right next to the French and German borders, several hundred miles from Liechtenstein.

Drove around Europe with the missus and the dogs this summer. Liechtenstein (and Norway) is take your breath away scenery.

Glad Emery's rotated, whatever the result. Winter is coming and we have a shitload of games.

[tom jennings III]

If any of you solid gold legends has any info on streams or trickles in the Basel area i'd be much obliged

[Holy Trinity]

It's right next to the French and German borders, several hundred miles from Liechtenstein.

Drove around Europe with the missus and the dogs this summer. Liechtenstein (and Norway) is take your breath away scenery.

Glad Emery's rotated, whatever the result. Winter is coming and we have a shitload of games.

I agree we need to rotate and in all fairness this 11 isn't significantly weaker than our best 11 due to the strength and depth we have.

[Brazilian Villain]

If any of you solid gold legends has any info on streams or trickles in the Basel area i'd be much obliged

Der Rhein is the only one I know of.

[enigma]

Wouldn't have minded seeing Garcia get a start. Cash can't play every game.

[BoVillan esq]

Going for a Villa win, after the weekend its possible Villa have stepped up a huge level, tonight could show that even with a diluted team, this new vibe that must be going through the whole squad now players like Sancho must now go out and prove they are good enough for Europe's top teams such as Villa and not that Villa are not quite in his league.

3-0 Villa