Aston Villa take on Celtic at Villa Park in the final round of fixtures in the Champions League ’s initial league phase, with an automatic qualification place potentially on the line. Unai Emery ’s side sit in ninth at the start of the day and ust one point behind Bayer Leverkusen, who occupy the final automatic qualification spot.

Celtic are only a point behind Villa but sit 18th and so will almost certainly have to settle for a place in the knockout play-off round, which they have already wrapped up. TV channel: The game will be broadcast on TNT Sports 1 and TNT Sports Ultimate. Kick-off is scheduled for 8pm GMT.

A packed to the rafters Villa Park will provide a perfect backdrop with Brendan Rodgers' men looking for a miracle to make it into the last 16 automatically

Aston Villa take on Celtic this evening on matchday 8 of the league phase of the UEFA Champions League. Both sides have already secured a place in the preliminary play-off round, however, both can still finish in the top-8 and march straight into the round of 16.

Follow live coverage as Aston Villa face West Ham United today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.

Graham Potter's third Premier League game in charge of West Ham is a win away to Champions League side Aston Villa despite the absences of two center backs, two center forwards, and Jarrod Bowen.