Unai Emery hands a surprise start to an Aston Villa academy graduate for the Champions League fixture against Bayern Munich on Wednesday night.
Unai Emery has handed a surprise start to an Aston Villa academy graduate for Wednesday’s Champions League fixture against Bayern Munich.
The Spaniard has largely named settled sides for the big matches this season, but that had to change recently when John McGinn picked up a hamstring injury.
Leon Bailey was restored to the starting lineup in the Scot’s place against Ipswich Town on Sunday, the expectation being that he would retain it versus the Bundesliga giants.
Instead, Jaden Philogene has been selected on the right flank for the West Midlands outfit, his first notable start for the club since returning from Hull City in the summer.
That has proven to be the only alteration to the team that began the game at Portman Road, with Ezri Konsa continuing to be used at right-back.
However, there is a return to the substitutes’ bench for Matty Cash, who has been sidelined since August 24 with a hamstring injury.
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Aston Villa XI: Martinez; Konsa, Carlos, Torres, Digne; Tielemans, Onana; Philogene, Ramsey, Rogers; Watkins
Subs: Gauci, Zych, Nedeljkovic, Cash, Maatsen, Bogarde, Young, Swinkels, Barkley, Buendia, Bailey, Duran
More to follow.
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