My people, e be like say we don gather for di corner for another important football gist! Tonight, Aston Villa go host Red Bull Salzburg for Villa Park as dem wan wrap up dem Europa League group stage campaign. Na serious business o, as dem don secure dem place for di Round of 16 already!
Unai Emery and hin boys dey sit for second position, don win six out of seven matches, only small wahala with one loss to Go Ahead Eagles. But with top-eight finish dey settle, na time to ginger small squad rotation and give some key players break!
Di match go happen for Thursday evening, kicking off by 20:00 GMT, and e go dey live on TNT Sports 2 for UK. Villa don turn dem stadium to fortress this season, no be small thing! Dem no fit lose any European match for home, and dem dey carry the momentum enter knockouts.
No be good news for Villa fans as Youri Tielemans don collect injury against Newcastle, e go join John McGinn and Boubacar Kamara wey dey sidelined. Unai go rely on hin squad depth, wey go allow fringe players and young stars shine.
In goal, Marco Bizot go take over from Emiliano MartÃnez, and for defense, Tyrone Mings and winter signing Victor Lindelöf go pair up. For midfield, Amadou Onana dey hold am down alongside Lamare Bogarde. As for di attack, Jadon Sancho and Emiliano BuendÃa go join lone striker Evann Guessand to carry di ball enter net.
Meanwhile, di visitors Salzburg dey need to win this match if dem want any chance to enter playoff. Dem sit for 28th position, two points behind di playoff area. Di Red Bull boys gatz channel their inner lion tonight!
Salzburg no fit afford to slack because dem don dey struggle against English teams before, no win for di last eight encounters. But dem don chop one win last week when dem beat Basel 3-1! Dem gatz carry dat energy go Villa! Di match no go easy as Villa don win 19 of dem last 22 home games.
As we dey look forward to dis encounter, I dey expect am to be high tempo and full of action! We fit see plenty goals, as Villa dey eager to maintain dem good run for home and Salzburg dey hungry for victory!
So, sharp and don’t forget to grab your popcorn as we dey watch di football magic unfold. Na tonight we go see if Villa go fit continue dem winning streak or if Salzburg go show dem gatz fit matter. Make we see who go carry di day!
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