Young Boys vs Aston Villa, 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, League Phase
· UEFA Champions LeagueAston Villa win big on return to top European stage
Aston Villa made an impressive return to Europe's elite as they began their Champions League campaign with an accomplished 3-0 victory away to Swiss club Young Boys on Tuesday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Cheikh Niasse (Young Boys) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 4': Foul by Amadou Onana (Aston Villa).
- 7': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa).
- 7': Zachary Athekame (Young Boys) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 8': Attempt saved. Filip Ugrinic (Young Boys) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 10': Ebrima Colley (Young Boys) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 10': Foul by Lamare Bogarde (Aston Villa).
- 12': Attempt saved. Ebrima Colley (Young Boys) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 12': Attempt missed. Filip Ugrinic (Young Boys) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 15': Offside, Young Boys. Silvere Ganvoula is caught offside.
- 16': Foul by Zachary Athekame (Young Boys).
- 16': Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Cheikh Niasse (Young Boys) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 17': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa).
- 17': Attempt blocked. Jaouen Hadjam (Young Boys) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ebrima Colley.
- 18': Delay in match because of an injury Amadou Onana (Aston Villa).
- 18': Delay in match because of an injury Jaouen Hadjam (Young Boys).
- 20': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 20': Filip Ugrinic (Young Boys) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 20': Foul by Lamare Bogarde (Aston Villa).
- 22': Attempt missed. Ebrima Colley (Young Boys) right footed shot from long range on the left is just a bit too high. Assisted by Filip Ugrinic.
- 24': Attempt missed. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ollie Watkins with a headed pass.
- 25': Foul by Zachary Athekame (Young Boys).
- 25': Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 26': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Mohamed Ali Camara.
- 27': Goal! Young Boys 0, Aston Villa 1. Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by John McGinn with a cross following a corner.
- 30': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
- 31': Corner, Young Boys. Conceded by Lamare Bogarde.
- 32': Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Silvere Ganvoula (Young Boys).
- 33': Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Foul by Cheikh Niasse (Young Boys).
- 33': Cheikh Niasse (Young Boys) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 34': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Zachary Athekame.
- 35': Attempt missed. Zachary Athekame (Young Boys) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 37': Attempt saved. Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
- 38': Goal! Young Boys 0, Aston Villa 2. Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
- 40': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Morgan Rogers following a fast break.
- 41': Delay in match because of an injury Zachary Athekame (Young Boys).
- 42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacob Ramsey.
- 43': Hand ball by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
- 43': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 45': VAR Decision: No Goal Young Boys 0-2 Aston Villa.
- 45'+1': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Tanguy Zoukrou (Young Boys) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Foul by Joël Monteiro (Young Boys).
- 45'+3': Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Young Boys 0, Aston Villa 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Young Boys 0, Aston Villa 2.
- 45': Substitution, Aston Villa. Diego Carlos replaces Lamare Bogarde.
- 45': Substitution, Young Boys. Meschack Elia replaces Cheikh Niasse.
- 46': Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Sandro Lauper (Young Boys).
- 46': Sandro Lauper (Young Boys) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 48': Attempt missed. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lucas Digne.
- 49': Offside, Young Boys. Meschack Elia is caught offside.
- 50': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Sandro Lauper.
- 50': Hand ball by Filip Ugrinic (Young Boys).
- 52': Attempt blocked. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
- 53': Foul by Meschack Elia (Young Boys).
- 53': Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Meschack Elia (Young Boys) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 54': Attempt missed. Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 56': Offside, Young Boys. Meschack Elia is caught offside.
- 59': Attempt saved. Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Amadou Onana.
- 60': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jhon Durán replaces Ollie Watkins.
- 60': Foul by Zachary Athekame (Young Boys).
- 60': Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Corner, Young Boys. Conceded by Amadou Onana.
- 63': Substitution, Young Boys. Alan Virginius replaces Ebrima Colley.
- 63': Substitution, Young Boys. Abdu Conté replaces Jaouen Hadjam.
- 64': Attempt blocked. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross.
- 64': Attempt saved. Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 64': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by David von Ballmoos.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 65': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Sandro Lauper.
- 67': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Mohamed Ali Camara.
- 68': Filip Ugrinic (Young Boys) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Amadou Onana (Aston Villa).
- 69': Delay in match because of an injury Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa).
- 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 70': Foul by Joël Monteiro (Young Boys).
- 70': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Attempt saved. Silvere Ganvoula (Young Boys) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Filip Ugrinic.
- 71': Diego Carlos (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Silvere Ganvoula (Young Boys).
- 72': Delay in match because of an injury Diego Carlos (Aston Villa).
- 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 73': Foul by Amadou Onana (Aston Villa).
- 73': Silvere Ganvoula (Young Boys) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Attempt saved. Filip Ugrinic (Young Boys) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 77': Foul by Mohamed Ali Camara (Young Boys).
- 77': Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 77': Hand ball by Amadou Onana (Aston Villa).
- 78': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 78': Joël Monteiro (Young Boys) is shown the yellow card.
- 79': Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
- 79': VAR Decision: No Goal Young Boys 0-2 Aston Villa.
- 81': Attempt missed. Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
- 82': Attempt saved. Silvere Ganvoula (Young Boys) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Filip Ugrinic.
- 83': Attempt missed. Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jacob Ramsey.
- 83': Substitution, Young Boys. Darian Males replaces Joël Monteiro.
- 83': Substitution, Young Boys. Cedric Itten replaces Silvere Ganvoula.
- 83': Attempt missed. Filip Ugrinic (Young Boys) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Meschack Elia.
- 85': Attempt saved. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jacob Ramsey.
- 86': Goal! Young Boys 0, Aston Villa 3. Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
- 87': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ian Maatsen replaces Youri Tielemans.
- 88': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ross Barkley replaces Lucas Digne.
- 88': Substitution, Aston Villa. Emiliano Buendía replaces Morgan Rogers.
- 89': Offside, Young Boys. Meschack Elia is caught offside.
- 90': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90': Foul by Alan Virginius (Young Boys).
- 90': Attempt blocked. Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Foul by Jhon Durán (Aston Villa).
- 90'+1': Mohamed Ali Camara (Young Boys) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Filip Ugrinic (Young Boys).
- 90'+2': Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Corner, Young Boys. Conceded by Ezri Konsa.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Cedric Itten (Young Boys) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 90'+5': Foul by Jhon Durán (Aston Villa).
- 90'+5': Tanguy Zoukrou (Young Boys) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+6': Attempt missed. Alan Virginius (Young Boys) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tanguy Zoukrou.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Young Boys 0, Aston Villa 3.
- 0': Match ends, Young Boys 0, Aston Villa 3.
Statistics
 AVL |
YB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 14 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 4 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 5 | Saves | 4 |
| 52.7 | Possession | 47.3 |
| 20 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 349 | Accurate Passes | 302 |
| 406 | Passes | 362 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 12 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 41 | Long Balls | 53 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 4 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 10 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 16 | Clearances | 16 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Stadion Wankdorf
Location: Bern, Switzerland
Attendance: 31,500
Venue: Stadion Wankdorf
Location: Bern, Switzerland
Attendance: 31,500
UEFA Champions League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 4 | +9 | 12 |
| 2 | Sporting CP | 4 | +7 | 10 |
| 3 | AS Monaco | 4 | +6 | 10 |
| 4 | Brest | 4 | +6 | 10 |
Line-Ups
Young Boys (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 26 | David Von Ballmoos (GK) |
| 4 | Tanguy Zoukrou |
| 13 | Ali Mohamed |
| 3 | Jaouen Hadjam |
| 24 | Zachary Athekame |
| 7 | Filip Ugrinic |
| 30 | Sandro Lauper  |
| 20 | Cheikh Niasse |
| 35 | Silvére Ganvoula |
| 11 | Ebrima Colley |
| 77 | Joel Monteiro |
Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
| 14 | Pau Torres |
| 4 | Ezri Konsa |
| 12 | Lucas Digne |
| 26 | Lamar Bogarde |
| 27 | Morgan Rogers |
| 8 | Youri Tielemans |
| 24 | Amadou Onana |
| 11 | Ollie Watkins |
| 41 | Jacob Ramsey |
| 7 | John McGinn |
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