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Barcelona v Aston Villa: Champions League - live

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Key events 2m ago Teams 30m ago Preamble Teams Barcelona (4-2-3-1): Joan García; Fariñas, Cubarsi, Gerard, Cancelo; Rodri, Gonzalez; Yamal, López, Gordon; Raphinha. Subtitutes: Szczesny, Livakovic, Balde, Gavi, Gabriel Jesus, Adeyemi, de Jong, Bernal, Abdelkarim, Goren, Victor, Campos.

Aston Villa (4-2-3-1): Suzuki; Cash, Lindelof, Torres, Maatsen; Kamara, João Gomes; McGinn, Manzambi, Buendia; Jackson. Subtitutes: Bizot, Wright, Harwood-Bellis, Mings, Barkley, Garnacho, Abraham, Mbaye, Goretzka, Alysson, Hemmings.

Referee: Davide Massa (Italy) Team news will be along shortly … Any other Villa fans in this evening? Some Villa fans, earlier, lapping up the atmosphere in Barcelona.

Photograph: Nick Potts/PA And some Spanish-themed Villains here: Aston Villa fans dressed up in Spanish clobber. Photograph: Manjit Narotra/ProSports/Shutterstock Very fortunate to be at the game tonight, emails Dave.

"The stadium and facilities around it are more like the NFL. Villa smash and grab, sit deep and get them on the break.

Ride the luck in the last 20 and get it launched." Brilliant - thanks for your email Dave - enjoy the occasion and good luck. Merchandise for sale near the Camp Nou.

Photograph: Nick Potts/PA Barney Ronay "One more match. Just like all the other matches that generated a local tremor measured at 1 on the Richter scale whenthat seventh and final goal went inat the Camp Nou in March 2017.

It was inevitable that Unai Emery would be asked about the Remontada game on the eve of Aston Villa's Champions League engagement with Barcelona, his own first trip back to the Camp Nou in this competition since one of the most visceral and traumatic experiences of his managerial career. Emery was Paris Saint-Germain's manager the night the Neymar-Messi-Suárez triple-godhead reversed a4-0 first-leg quarter-final deficitin this stadium.

Speaking of Barcelona and subtext: Plays, novels, songs."

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