Aston Villa take on Celtic in the Champions League on Wednesday night for an English vs Scottish rivalry in the European cup in the crucial last game of the league phase. Aston Villa vs Celtic

Aston Villa and Celtic will meet for the first time; the Villans' only previous European fixture against a fellow British club came in qualifying for the 2023-24 Conference League, winning 8-0 on aggregate against Hibernian.

Jhon Duran scored the only goal of the game at Villa Park as Unai Emery’s side won their first three matches of the campaign. They have lost just two of their seven matches – a 1-0 defeat at Club Brugge in November before going down in Monaco by the same scoreline last time out.

Aston Villa can secure a place in the top eight of the Champions League group stage but they need to beat Celtic at Villa Park if they have any hope of that happening

Stiliyan Petrov spent a combined 14 years at Aston Villa and Celtic, but it is not just his own playing career that means he has divided loyalties when it comes to their Champions League meeting at Villa Park.

Celtic train ahead of UCL tie against Aston Villa

Another big Champions League night awaits at Villa Park as Aston Villa welcome Celtic in their final bid to claim a top eight finish (Wednesday, 2000 GMT).