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Barcelona vs Aston Villa

Competition – Champions League

Stadium: Spotify Camp Nou

Date: 3rd November 2026

Kick-off time – 20:00 GMT

Barcelona and Aston Villa have not met in a competitive fixture since January 1983, when Villa won the Super Cup after extra time. More than four decades on, the sides meet again at Spotify Camp Nou on Tuesday night in the Champions League league phase. Villa arrive second in the table after three straight wins in the competition, with Barcelona eighth. Both played on Saturday, with Barcelona beating Alaves 6-1 and Villa drawing 1-1 with Fulham. Kick-off is at 8pm GMT.

Saturday’s 6-1 home win over Alaves ended a two-game losing run for Barcelona. Before it, they lost 2-1 at home to Real Madrid in the league, and five days earlier went down 4-2 at PSG in the Champions League. The two oldest results were both away wins, 5-2 at Betis and 4-1 at Galatasaray in Europe. That makes three wins and two defeats, with 18 goals scored and 10 conceded, and Barcelona have scored at least once in every game. The defeat to Real Madrid at Spotify Camp Nou is their only home loss in the sample.

Villa’s last five read three wins, a draw and a defeat, with seven goals scored and six conceded. Saturday’s 1-1 home draw with Fulham was the latest, three days after a 3-0 defeat at Bournemouth that knocked them out of the EFL Cup. Before those two, they won three in a row: 2-1 at home to Manchester City, 3-1 against Viking in the Champions League and 1-0 at Newcastle. The Bournemouth defeat is the only game in the sample in which Villa failed to score.

This fixture belongs to another era, with all four meetings in the sample dating from 1978 and 1983. Barcelona won two of them and Villa one, with one draw. The most recent was a 3-0 Villa win at home after extra time in January 1983, which won them the Super Cup, a week after Barcelona had won 1-0 in Barcelona. In their 1978 European tie, Barcelona won 2-1 at home to go through, two weeks after a 2-2 draw in Birmingham. Barcelona have won both of their home meetings with Villa.

Aston Villa sit second in the league phase on nine points from three games, with Barcelona eighth on six. A Villa win would take them to 12 points and top of the table on current standings, while a Barcelona win would lift them to nine, level on points with the top five.

In Spain, the match is live on Movistar Liga de Campeones 2 and Movistar Liga de Campeones 4, with streaming on Movistar+. UK viewers can watch on TNT Sports 1 or stream it on HBO Max, with radio commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live, while in the USA it’s streaming on Paramount+ and DAZN USA.

Stake

Possible Lineups

Barcelona

4-2-3-1

HOME

Aston Villa

4-2-3-1

AWAY
G
Garcia
S
Suzuki
C
Cancelo
M
Martin
C
Cubarsi
E
Espart
M
Maatsen
T
Torres
L
Lindelof
C
Cash
P
Pedri
B
Bernal
G
Goretzka
K
Kamara
G
Gordon
O
Olmo
LY
Lamine Yamal
M
Manzambe
M
McGinn
A
Alysson
R
Raphinha
J
Jackson

Barcelona — Form

Home Team Score Away Team Competition Date
✓ Barcelona 6-1 Alaves La Liga 31.10.26
✕ Barcelona 1-2 Real Madrid La Liga 25.10.26
✕ PSG 4-2 Barcelona Champions League 20.10.26
✓ Betis 2-5 Barcelona La Liga 17.10.26
✓ Galatasaray 1-4 Barcelona Champions League 13.10.26

Aston Villa — Form

Home Team Score Away Team Competition Date
= Aston Villa 1-1 Fulham Premier League 31.10.26
✕ Bournemouth 3-0 Aston Villa EFL Cup 28.10.26
✓ Aston Villa 2-1 Manchester City Premier League 24.10.26
✓ Aston Villa 3-1 Viking Champions League 21.10.26
✓ Newcastle 0-1 Aston Villa Premier League 17.10.26

Head to Head

Home Team Score Away Team Competition Date
Aston Villa 3-0 (AET) Barcelona Super Cup 26.01.83
Barcelona 1-0 Aston Villa Super Cup 19.01.83
Barcelona 2-1 Aston Villa Europa League 15.03.78
Aston Villa 2-2 Barcelona Europa League 01.03.78

Where to Watch

🇪🇸 Spain
Movistar Liga de Campeones 2Movistar Liga de Campeones 4Movistar+
🇬🇧 Great Britain
TNT Sports 1HBO MaxBBC Radio 5 Live
🇮🇪 Ireland
TNT Sports 1Virgin Media TwoHBO MaxBBC Radio 5 Live
🇺🇸 USA
Paramount+DAZN USA
🇨🇦 Canada
DAZN CanadafuboTV Canada
🇩🇪 Germany
DAZN GermanyDAZN1 Germany
🇫🇷 France
Canal+ Live 4myCANAL
🇳🇱 Netherlands
Ziggo Sport 2Ziggo Go
🇧🇷 Brazil
TNT BrasilSBTMax Brazil
🇵🇹 Portugal
DAZN2 PortugalDAZN Portugal
🇸🇪 Sweden
V Sport 1Viaplay Sweden
TV Channel Streaming Radio

Table

Champions League Standings

Pos. Team MP W D L GF GA GD P Form
1 PSG 3 3 0 0 14 5 9 9
WWW
2 Aston Villa 3 3 0 0 12 3 9 9
WWW
3 Liverpool 3 3 0 0 12 7 5 9
WWW
4 Real Madrid 3 3 0 0 10 5 5 9
WWW
5 Real Betis 3 3 0 0 7 4 3 9
WWW
6 Stuttgart 3 2 1 0 7 2 5 7
DWW
7 Arsenal 3 2 1 0 6 2 4 7
DWW
8 Barcelona 3 2 0 1 11 6 5 6
LWW
9 Como 3 2 0 1 10 5 5 6
WLW
10 Manchester City 3 2 0 1 9 5 4 6
WLW
11 Club Brugge 3 2 0 1 9 6 3 6
WWL
12 Sporting CP 3 2 0 1 7 4 3 6
LWW
13 Borussia Dortmund 3 2 0 1 5 4 1 6
WLW
14 Bayern München 3 1 2 0 10 5 5 5
DDW
15 Roma 3 1 1 1 8 5 3 4
WLD
16 Atlético Madrid 3 1 1 1 4 3 1 4
DWL
17 Shakhtar Donetsk 3 1 1 1 4 3 1 4
LWD
18 PSV 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
WLD
19 Villarreal 3 1 0 2 8 8 0 3
LWL
20 Manchester United 3 1 0 2 5 6 -1 3
LLW
21 Internazionale 3 1 0 2 5 6 -1 3
WLL
22 Napoli 3 1 0 2 5 7 -2 3
WLL
23 Galatasaray 3 1 0 2 6 9 -3 3
WLL
24 LASK Linz 3 1 0 2 6 9 -3 3
WLL
25 Sabah 3 1 0 2 3 6 -3 3
LWL
26 Feyenoord 3 1 0 2 4 8 -4 3
LWL
27 Lens 3 1 0 2 3 7 -4 3
LLW
28 Bodø / Glimt 3 1 0 2 4 9 -5 3
LWL
29 AEK Athens 3 1 0 2 3 8 -5 3
LLW
30 RB Leipzig 3 1 0 2 3 8 -5 3
LWL
31 Fenerbahçe 3 0 2 1 3 9 -6 2
DLD
32 Slavia Praha 3 0 1 2 4 7 -3 1
DLL
33 Viking 3 0 1 2 5 9 -4 1
LDL
34 Porto 3 0 0 3 2 6 -4 0
LLL
35 Lille 3 0 0 3 4 10 -6 0
LLL
36 Slovan Bratislava 3 0 0 3 1 13 -12 0
LLL

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