Aston Villa V Brugge 2nd Leg Pre Match Thread.

[kippaxvilla2]

Bruges don’t play in their league until tomorrow.  And it’s a local derby v Cercle Bruges.  This won’t be easy at all but I said that last week.  First goal crucial.  We get it and it’s tie done.

[Legion]

0-2

[PeterWithesShin]

8-0

[PhilVill]

Keep it tight first half. They have to go for it more and more so the spaces will appear. A fairly unexciting 1-1 or 2-1 win. Same defence as Saturday, without question. No Bailey, McGinn can play right with Kamara/Tileman's. JJ on the left.

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

Bruges don’t play in their league until tomorrow.  And it’s a local derby v Cercle Bruges.

3-0 up before half time.

[CT Villan]

I'll settle for another clean sheet, but I think we will win too.

[JUAN PABLO]

0-0   or 5-0     cant decide

need to see the team first

[Smirker]

We'll win by one goal without even trying.

FTF

[saunders_heroes]

3-1 to the Villa.

[Richard E]

0-0   or 5-0     cant decide

need to see the team first

I don’t think we’ll lose 5-0.

[RamboandBruno]

3-1 to the Villa.

Agree.
If we get the first goal, I think we then fairly comfortably get to 3-0, before they get a consolation. If they get the first goal mind!!

Martinez
Disasi
Konsa
Mings
Digne
Kamara
Tielemans
McGinn
Watkins
Asensio
Rogers

Watkins, Asensio, Rogers

[eamonn]

0-2

But that would mean Extra-Time. So for once, you MUST choose an end-result that isn't 0-2. I know it's asking a lot of you as your 0-2 predictions are as reliable as a Big Daz "Great read, Dave" post to Snr Woodhall's latest reportage, but Legion, please - for the greater good of the forum. Thank you.

[dorsetvillian]

As long as Bailey doesn't start I will be happy.

[SaddVillan]

Result

Cercle Brugge 1-3 Club Brugge. They had the same starting XI as the first leg last week.

That puts them 2nd in the Belgian Pro League, 9pts off top.

They've only got 1more proper league game next Saturday.

They then go into a home and away play-off against the other top 6 teams to decide the 2 Champs League places that Belgium gets.

They carry over half their regular season points into the play-off.

So I wonder if they've pretty well conceded Wednesday's game and are focusing on League wins to maximise the points they can carry forward to the play-offs and give themselves the best chance of winning a spot for next season's Champs League?

[eamonn]

Nah, they'll take heart from how they opened us up a few times in the first leg and will feel that we'll give up chances which we will as that's what we do.