Our prediction for this Champions League match:
Aston Villa
Match Time & Date:
29/01/2025
21:00
Prediction: 2-0
Celtic
All eyes will be on Villa Park when Aston Villa and Celtic lock horns in the Champions League round 8. Both sides made it to the knockout stages, but the Villans want to secure a top-eight finish. Boss Unai Emery should make changes to the starting XI that failed to impress in a 1-1 draw with West Ham United at the weekend. Tyrone Mings limped off with injury against the Hammers, with Ian Maatsen likely to step up.
The Hoops, on the other hand, survived Young Boys in their last Champions League game, with the team securing their spot in top 24, but they will have a much bigger fish to fry at Villa Park. As Aston Villa defeated the likes of Bayern Munich and Bologna at home earlier in the process, we predict that the Scottish champions are going to return to Glasgow empty-handed. Japan forward Daizen Maeda is banned for the visiting side.
Highlighted Player (Leon Bailey):
Leon Bailey is a Phoenix All Stars Academy product who was born in Kingston on August 9, 1997. The Jamaica international played for the likes of FC Liefering and Trencin during his youth career, but he made his senior debut with Belgian side Genk in August, 2015 in a 3-1 win over Saint-Truiden.
The pacey winger quickly established himself as one of the best players in the Belgian top flight, but he scored only 8 goals in 56 appearances for Genk from 2015 to 2017. In the winter of 2017 Leon Bailey signed a deal with Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen for a fee of €20 million. Bailey is a left-footed footballer, but he is capable of playing on both sides of the field.
The Bayer Leverkusen winger made one appearance for Jamaica U23 team, but he eventually refused to represent the Reggae Boyz at senior level as he has personal problems with the association. It has to be noted that Leon Bailley scored 12 goals in 34 appearances for Bayer Leverkusen in the 2017/2018 Bundesliga season.
Highlighted Team (Celtic):
The Celtic Football Club boasts a proud over 100-year long history which has made The Bhoys a global brand thanks to their unprecedented social awareness that dates to the very beginnings of this Scottish club. Celtic was founded in 1887 with the purpose of alleviating poverty in the immigrant Irish population in the East End of Glasgow by raising money to help their fellow citizens.
The charity legacy continues to this day with Celtic still preserving their charitable traditions through the Celtic FC Foundation. The Celts play their home matches at Celtic Park in front of 60,000 people. One of the two most successful football clubs in Scotland with 47 Scottish League Championship titles to their name, Celtic have a long-standing fierce rivalry with Rangers, with the clubs known as the Old Firm.
European Cup winners from season 1966-67 and runners-up two years later, Celtic have been regular in European competitions since their first appearance in 1962-63. Their other most standout results have been runners-up in the EUFA Cup in 2003 and Intercontinental Cup in 1967.
Ajax 
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