BSC Young Boys - Aston Villa Live: Champions League - Football

Young Boys look to cause another upset as Premier League giants Aston Villa visit Bern

Aston Villa travel to Switzerland to face BSC Young Boys in the first leg of their Champions League third qualifying round tie.

The visitors will be looking to avoid a repeat of last season’s embarrassing Europa League exit to Luxembourg minnows Progres Niederkorn.

Young Boys, meanwhile, will be hoping to cause another upset after knocking out Celtic in the previous round.

The match is evenly poised, with both teams having a chance of reaching the play-off round.

Team news

Young Boys are without suspended defender Mohamed Ali Camara.

Aston Villa have no fresh injury concerns, but Trezeguet and Wesley are still out.

Match preview

Young Boys will be looking to make a fast start in front of their home crowd.

The Swiss champions have a good record in Europe, and they will be confident of getting a result against Aston Villa.

Aston Villa will need to be wary of Young Boys’ attacking threat.

The Swiss side have scored 10 goals in their last three European matches.

However, Aston Villa have a strong squad and they will be confident of getting a positive result in Bern.

Prediction

Young Boys are a dangerous team, but Aston Villa have the quality to win this tie.

I predict a 2-1 win for Aston Villa.