Club Brugge hosts Aston Villa this evening. Unai Emery prefaced the meeting.
High-level opponents come one after the other for Club Bruges: after Dortmund or AC Milan, the Blauw en Zwart receive Aston Villa to try to achieve their second victory after that acquired at Sturm Graz.
Unai Emery therefore set foot on the lawn of the Jan Breydelstadion and discovered the press conference room. In his traditional media meeting before the match, he explained that he was very wary of the people of Bruges.
“I have a lot of respect for the Club de Bruges. They even have more experience than us in Europe. Last year they played in the semi-finals of the Conference League, losing to Fiorentina. That says a lot,” he declared, in comments relayed by Het Nieuwsblad.
Aston Villa wants to join Liverpool at the top of the table
But with 9 out of 9 (the Villans are the only ones to have an immaculate record with Liverpool), Aston Villa legitimately displays a certain confidence: “We are favorites and if we are at our best, the Club will struggle. But they can also put himself in our place, like when we won against Bayern Munich. Club Brugge can in this sense become Aston Villa.
The success against Bayern reminds us that the troops ofUnai Emery can adapt to several playing styles and vary the tempo themselves. Will the Club still manage to ignite its match like against Dortmund and AC Milan? In any case, we will have to be more efficient.
