Champions League · 2026/27

Aston Villa

Villa Park · Birmingham · provisional competition venue

Path difficulty36.8Rank 17 of 36

Opponent coefficient584.747Rank 17 of 36

Round-trip travel10,920 kmRank 21 of 36

Estimated controls84 of 4 away trips

Club coefficient83Frozen at the draw

Club schedule

Fixtures & results

Official home/away ordering, Central European kick-off times and verified scores from every edition with published match coverage.

Champions League

2026/27 match programme

All competition fixtures

Tue 8 Sept2026 · 18:45 CEST

VenueJan BreydelstadionBruges

ScheduledAway

Wed 14 Oct2026 · 21:00 CEST

VenueVilla ParkBirmingham

ScheduledHome

Wed 21 Oct2026 · 21:00 CEST

VenueVilla ParkBirmingham

ScheduledHome

Tue 3 Nov2026 · 21:00 CET

VenueCamp NouBarcelona

ScheduledAway

Tue 24 Nov2026 · 18:45 CET

VenueAli Sami Yen Spor KompleksiIstanbul

ScheduledAway

Tue 8 Dec2026 · 21:00 CET

Paris Saint-Germain

VenueVilla ParkBirmingham

ScheduledHome

Tue 19 Jan2027 · 21:00 CET

Borussia Dortmund

VenueVilla ParkBirmingham

ScheduledHome

Wed 27 Jan2027 · 21:00 CET

VenueEden ArenaPrague

ScheduledAway

Europa League

2025/26 match programme

All competition fixtures

Thu 25 Sept2025 · 21:00 CEST

Bologna FC 19090

VenueVilla ParkBirmingham

Thu 2 Oct2025 · 21:00 CEST

VenueStadion Feijenoord 'De Kuip'Rotterdam

Thu 23 Oct2025 · 18:45 CEST

Go Ahead Eagles2

VenueStadion De AdelaarshorstDeventer

Thu 6 Nov2025 · 21:00 CET

Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC0

VenueVilla ParkBirmingham

Thu 27 Nov2025 · 18:45 CET

BSC Young Boys1

VenueVilla ParkBirmingham

Thu 11 Dec2025 · 21:00 CET

VenueSt. Jakob-ParkBasel

Thu 22 Jan2026 · 18:45 CET

VenueFenerbahçe Şükrü Saracoğlu Spor KompleksiIstanbul

Thu 29 Jan2026 · 21:00 CET

VenueVilla ParkBirmingham

Thu 12 Mar2026 · 18:45 CET

VenueStade Pierre MauroyVilleneuve d'Ascq

Thu 19 Mar2026 · 21:00 CET

VenueVilla ParkBirmingham

Thu 9 Apr2026 · 21:00 CEST

Bologna FC 19091

VenueStadio Renato Dall'AraBologna

Thu 16 Apr2026 · 21:00 CEST

Bologna FC 19090

VenueVilla ParkBirmingham

Thu 30 Apr2026 · 21:00 CEST

Nottingham Forest FC1

VenueCity GroundNottingham

Thu 7 May2026 · 21:00 CEST

Nottingham Forest FC0

VenueVilla ParkBirmingham

Wed 20 May2026 · 21:00 CEST

VenueBeşiktaş ParkNeutral venue · Istanbul

Champions League

2024/25 match programme

All competition fixtures

Tue 17 Sept2024 · 18:45 CEST

BSC Young Boys0

VenueStadion WankdorfBern

Wed 2 Oct2024 · 21:00 CEST

Bayern München0

VenueVilla ParkBirmingham

Tue 22 Oct2024 · 21:00 CEST

Bologna FC 19090

VenueVilla ParkBirmingham

Wed 6 Nov2024 · 18:45 CET

VenueJan BreydelstadionBruges

Wed 27 Nov2024 · 21:00 CET

VenueVilla ParkBirmingham

Tue 10 Dec2024 · 21:00 CET

VenueRB ArenaLeipzig

Tue 21 Jan2025 · 18:45 CET

VenueStade Louis IIMonaco

Wed 29 Jan2025 · 21:00 CET

VenueVilla ParkBirmingham

Tue 4 Mar2025 · 18:45 CET

VenueJan BreydelstadionBruges

Wed 12 Mar2025 · 21:00 CET

VenueVilla ParkBirmingham

Wed 9 Apr2025 · 21:00 CEST

Paris Saint-Germain3

VenueParc des PrincesParis

Tue 15 Apr2025 · 21:00 CEST

Paris Saint-Germain2

VenueVilla ParkBirmingham

League-phase draw

8 roads, 8 opponents

Opponent coefficient values use the same frozen snapshot as the competition ranking.

H

At the assigned home venue

Home opponents

Paris Saint-Germain

Parc des Princes · Paris

Club coefficient: 132
Travel: —
Estimated controls: —

Borussia Dortmund

Westfalenstadion · Dortmund

Club coefficient: 100.75
Travel: —
Estimated controls: —

Fenerbahçe

Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium · Kadıköy

Club coefficient: 57.75
Travel: —
Estimated controls: —

Viking

Lyse Arena · Stavanger

Club coefficient: 8.247
Travel: —
Estimated controls: —

A

Travel required

Away opponents

Barcelona

Camp Nou · Barcelona

Club coefficient: 113.25
Return travel: 2,547 km
Estimated controls: 2

Club Brugge

Jan Breydel Stadium · Bruges

Club coefficient: 75.25
Return travel: 755 km
Estimated controls: 2

Galatasaray

Rams Park · Sarıyer

Club coefficient: 53.5
Return travel: 5,284 km
Estimated controls: 2

Slavia Praha

Fortuna Arena · Prague

Club coefficient: 44
Return travel: 2,333 km
Estimated controls: 2

Assigned competition venues

The away map

Great-circle distances are estimates. The map shows the venue assignments currently held in the draw snapshot.

4 away routes10,920 km estimated return travel

Away opponent	Assigned venue	City	One way	Return	Controls
awayBarcelona	Camp Nou	Barcelona	1,274 km	2,547 km	2
awayClub Brugge	Jan Breydel Stadium	Bruges	377 km	755 km	2
awayGalatasaray	Rams Park	Sarıyer	2,642 km	5,284 km	2
awaySlavia Praha	Fortuna Arena	Prague	1,167 km	2,333 km	2

Path Difficulty Index v1

Why this path scores 36.8

The score is relative to clubs in this competition and is not comparable across competitions.

Competition rank17 / 36

Harder than the competition median.

Rival strength65% weight42.2 · 27.4 pts
Round-trip travel25% weight24.2 · 6.1 pts
Estimated controls10% weight33.3 · 3.3 pts

Published formula

65% opponent coefficient total, 25% round-trip travel and 10% estimated routine arrival controls after min-max normalization within Champions League.

Tournament participation

Edition record

Absence from this table does not prove non-participation.

Season	Competition	Published stage	Position / result
2026/27	Champions League	League-phase fixtures	8 fixtures
2025/26	Europa League	Final	Champion
2024/25	Champions League	League-phase fixtures	8

Published matches

Final record

20 May 2026Europa League · 2025/26

Freiburg0Aston Villa3

Champion