{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/8d9a3cfe-9fbf-4fba-a5df-90859f80e19e/6a9f0bfefe3b7e34fd491730?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Europavision: Aston Villa v Club Brugge Champions League Preview — Gatekeepers, Threats, and Squad List Shock","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/60ee25127b57990bc2e77e0a/1788805354044-d1fee71f-e907-476c-aa0a-bb7714480958.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Aston Villa open their Champions League league account away at Club Brugge, a fixture Villa know well from their run to the competition two seasons ago and a genuine litmus test after an underwhelming start to the Premier League season. Europavision — the podcast's dedicated European show— returns to look at what has changed with Club Brugge since Villa's last encounters with them.</p><p><br></p><p>This preview covers Bruges's recent record as one of European football's most consistent Champions League \"gatekeepers,\" a rebuilt attack led by a new-look front three, and the kind of two-way trading model that's kept them competitive on a fraction of the budget of Champions League sides in the bigger leagues.</p><p><br></p><p>It also covers a genuine surprise: Unai Emery's omission of both Taylor Harwood-Bellis and Brian Madjo, from Villa's Champions League squad entirely.</p><p><br></p><p>Expect a look at Villa's likely lineup, the case for and against throwing in some of the summer's more attacking new faces, and where this fits into a season still waiting for its first properly convincing performance and result.</p><p><br></p><p>UTV</p><p><br></p><p>Guest appearance: Armen Mirzoian -&nbsp;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/VillanArmen\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@VillanArmen</a></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"myoldmansaid.com"}