Aston Villa's Champions League Journey: Fixtures & Highlights

Welcome to the Aston Villa Champions League Hub.

Villa return to the top table of European football for the 2024/25 season after a 41-year hiatus.

This page features comprehensive details for Villa’s UCL campaign, including fixtures, opposition, key dates, tickets (+ pricing), travel information and history. Plus discover where to watch & stream.

Fixtures – Matches:

The Champions League draw was conducted on the 29th of August, confirming the opposition that Villa will face. This season sees a change in the competition’s format, dispensing with the traditional group stage. This means that this new initial league phase produces 8 fixtures, with teams drawn to play 4 home and 4 away fixtures. Fixtures were confirmed on 31st August:

Aston Villa Champions League Opponents

Tuesday, September 17 (5.45pm) – Young Boys v Aston Villa – Preview – Result (0-3)
Wednesday, October 2 (8pm) – Aston Villa v Bayern Munich – Preview – Result (1-0)
Tuesday, October 22 (8pm) – Aston Villa v Bologna
Wednesday, November 6 (5.45pm) – Club Brugge v Aston Villa
Wednesday, November 27 (8pm) – Aston Villa v Juventus
Tuesday, December 10 (8pm) – RB Leipzig v Aston Villa
Tuesday, January 21 (5.45pm) – AS Monaco v Aston Villa
Wednesday, January 29 (8pm) – Aston Villa v Celtic

Note: All times listed are GMT.

Dates – UCL League Phase:

Matchday 1: 17–19 September 2024
Matchday 2: 1/2 October 2024
Matchday 3: 22/23 October 2024
Matchday 4: 5/6 November 2024
Matchday 5: 26/27 November 2024
Matchday 6: 10/11 December 2024
Matchday 7: 21/22 January 2025
Matchday 8: 29 January 2025

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LEAGUE TABLE

As of Matchday 2 (Updated: 3.10.24)

Tickets

Tickets for all matches can be purchased via the club’s official ticketing page. The club took the decision to increase ticket prices for Champions League fixtures, resulting in objections from supporters and which were highlighted in the national press.

Since the beginning of the 2024 campaign Villa have moved to an all-digital ticketing system. Demand for Champions League tickets is high, so be on your guard for websites and social media accounts offering seats. The club has an official ticketing support team on X (Twitter).

Do not purchase tickets you cannot confirm the authenticity of or from sources which you cannot verify.

Ticket pricing: Away ticket prices for 2024/2025 are capped by UEFA at £50.50 (€60). This cap applies to visiting supporters and NOT home fans.

Travel

The next Champions League away fixture is Club Brugge in Belgium. The easiest route is likely via cross-channel ferry, with Brugge a mere 45 minutes drive from Calais (France).

Watch & Stream

TNT Sports are the rights holders for the UEFA Champions League in the UK, with the platform showing every game throughout the competition live.

Selected matches from the 2024/25 UEFA Champions League season will be available to live stream via Discovery+.

Amazon have announced 5 games from the league phase that will be shown on Prime. Note that this does not include AVFC at this time.

Champions Of Europe

Aston Villa’s triumph in the 1981-82 European Cup is a defining moment in the club’s history. This remarkable achievement took place on May 26, 1982, in Rotterdam, Netherlands, when Villa faced Bayern Munich, one of Europe’s football giants in the final.

The journey to the final was not easy, as Villa had to overcome strong opponents such as Dynamo Berlin and Anderlecht. The final itself was a tense and closely contested match. Villa’s victory was largely credited to a resolute defensive display and the heroics of substitute goalkeeper, Nigel Spink, who came on early in the match after Jimmy Rimmer was injured. Spink, who had little first-team experience, delivered a memorable performance, making several crucial saves to keep Bayern at bay.

The match was ultimately decided by a single goal scored by Peter Withe in the 67th minute. Tony Morley delivered a cross into the box, which Withe managed to convert, with the ball bouncing off the post and into the net. This goal secured a 1-0 victory for Aston Villa, making us the fourth English club to win the European Cup.

Villa’s victory remains a historic achievement, as it is the pinnacle of the club success in European football. As supporters, we continue to celebrate this iconic moment, which solidified Villa’s place among Europe’s elite teams at that time.