Aston Villa travel to Camp Nou on Tuesday with manager Unai Emery facing Barcelona for the first time in the Champions League since March 2017, when his Paris Saint-Germain side squandered a 4-0 first-leg advantage to lose 6-1 in the round of 16. Villa currently sits second in the 36-team standings, one point behind defending champion PSG. The fixture highlights a week featuring Bayern Munich at Atletico Madrid and Manchester United hosting Roma.
Emery's record against Barcelona across his managerial career stands at three wins from 30 matches. His teams won 4-0 in that 2017 PSG match and 2-0 in May 2022 with Villarreal at Camp Nou. Villa enters the tie on strong form with three consecutive Champions League victories and 12 goals scored, including three from Senegal forward Nicolas Jackson.
Manchester United faces Roma on Tuesday seeking a turning point after sitting joint-20th in the Champions League standings. Roma has won just one of 21 UEFA competition matches in England and is winless in their last 16 such games.
