Stadion Wankdorf
FT

(HT 0 - 2)

Georgi Kabakov

Young Boys

0

Aston Villa

3

  1. Tielemans (27`)
  2. Ramsey (38`)
  3. Onana (86`)
Match Report

Stadion Wankdorf

Georgi Kabakov

0

FT

3

(HT 0 - 2)

Young Boys

Aston Villa

  1. Tielemans (27`)
  2. Ramsey (38`)
  3. Onana (86`)
Match Report

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  1. A glorious read. Here's the match report from Bern.

  2. Incredible support at home and abroad.

  3. That winning feeling!

  4. 90+6' Full time

    Incredible! Unai Emery's Aston Villa were superb on the club's Champions League debut, brushing aside Young Boys.

    Goals from Youri Tielemans, Jacob Ramsey and Amadou Onana did the damage, but Ollie Watkins and Jhon Durán also saw efforts ruled out as the visitors announced their arrival in the competition in some style.

    Enjoy it, Villans! 

  5. Full time

    Match ends, Young Boys 0, Aston Villa 3.

  6. 90'+7' End of Second Half

    Second Half ends, Young Boys 0, Aston Villa 3.

  7. 90'+6' miss

    Attempt missed. Alan Virginius (Young Boys) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tanguy Zoukrou.

  8. 90'+5' free kick lost

    Foul by Jhon Durán (Aston Villa).

  9. 90'+5' free kick won

    Tanguy Zoukrou (Young Boys) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  10. 90'+4' miss

    Attempt missed. Cedric Itten (Young Boys) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.

  11. 90'+3' corner

    Corner, Young Boys. Conceded by Ezri Konsa.

  12. 90'+2' free kick won

    Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  13. 90'+2' free kick lost

    Foul by Filip Ugrinic (Young Boys).

  14. 90'+1' free kick lost

    Foul by Jhon Durán (Aston Villa).

  15. 90'+1' free kick won

    Mohamed Ali Camara (Young Boys) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  16. 90'+1' added time

    Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.

  17. 90' attempt blocked

    Attempt blocked. Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía.

  18. 90' free kick won

    Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  19. 90' free kick lost

    Foul by Alan Virginius (Young Boys).

  20. 89' offside

    Offside, Young Boys. Meschack Elia is caught offside.

  21. 88' substitution

    Substitution, Aston Villa. Emiliano Buendía replaces Morgan Rogers.

  22. 88' substitution

    Substitution, Aston Villa. Ross Barkley replaces Lucas Digne.

  23. 87' substitution

    Substitution, Aston Villa. Ian Maatsen replaces Youri Tielemans.

  24. 86' Goal

    This one won't be ruled out!

    Onana unleashes a fizzer from distance that skips off the turf and into the bottom corner. What a strike!

  25. 86' goal

    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.

  26. 85' Saved

    Rogers comes close to the goal his performance deserves. A flowing move ends with the attacker calling the 'keeper into a low save.

  27. 85' attempt saved

    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.

  28. 83' miss

    Attempt missed. Filip Ugrinic (Young Boys) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Meschack Elia.

  29. 83' substitution

    Substitution, Young Boys. Cedric Itten replaces Silvere Ganvoula.

  30. 83' substitution

    Substitution, Young Boys. Darian Males replaces Joël Monteiro.

  31. 83' miss

    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.

  32. 82' attempt saved

    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.

  33. 81' miss

    Attempt missed. Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.

  34. 79' contentious referee decisions

    VAR Decision: No Goal Young Boys 0-2 Aston Villa.

  35. 79' yellow card

    Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.

  36. 78' yellow card

    Joël Monteiro (Young Boys) is shown the yellow card.

  37. 78' VAR cancelled goal

    Durán starts the move and finishes delightfully, running off to celebrate. However, for the second time on the night, VAR gives a handball in the build-up and it's disallowed.

  38. 78' VAR cancelled goal

    GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.

  39. 77' free kick lost

    Hand ball by Amadou Onana (Aston Villa).

  40. 77' free kick won

    Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  41. 77' free kick lost

    Foul by Mohamed Ali Camara (Young Boys).

  42. 74' attempt saved

    Attempt saved. Filip Ugrinic (Young Boys) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.

  43. 73' free kick lost

    Foul by Amadou Onana (Aston Villa).

  44. 73' free kick won

    Silvere Ganvoula (Young Boys) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  45. 73' end delay

    Delay over. They are ready to continue.

  46. 72' start delay

    Delay in match because of an injury Diego Carlos (Aston Villa).

  47. 71' free kick won

    Diego Carlos (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  48. 71' free kick lost

    Foul by Silvere Ganvoula (Young Boys).

  49. 71' attempt saved

    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.

  50. 71' Saved

    Emi beats Ganvoula's shot away after Carlos loses possession in a dangerous area.

  51. 70' free kick won

    John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  52. 70' free kick lost

    Foul by Joël Monteiro (Young Boys).

  53. 70' end delay

    Delay over. They are ready to continue.

  54. 69' start delay

    Delay in match because of an injury Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa).

  55. 68' free kick lost

    Foul by Amadou Onana (Aston Villa).

  56. 68' free kick won

    Filip Ugrinic (Young Boys) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  57. Our flying Frenchman hasn't stopped tonight, up and down the left wing creating overloads for the visitors. 

  58. 67' corner

    Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Mohamed Ali Camara.

  59. 65' corner

    Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Sandro Lauper.

  60. 65' attempt blocked

    Attempt blocked. Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

  61. 64' corner

    Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by David von Ballmoos.

  62. 64' attempt saved

    Attempt saved. Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.

  63. 64' attempt blocked

    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. 64' Saved

    A brilliant save from the home goalkeeper! Ramsey powers a half volley at goal and von Ballmoos tips it over. 

  65. 63' substitution

    Substitution, Young Boys. Alan Virginius replaces Ebrima Colley.

  66. 63' substitution

    Substitution, Young Boys. Abdu Conté replaces Jaouen Hadjam.

  67. 61' corner

    Corner, Young Boys. Conceded by Amadou Onana.

  68. 60' free kick won

    Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  69. 60' free kick lost

    Foul by Zachary Athekame (Young Boys).

  70. 60' substitution

    Substitution, Aston Villa. Jhon Durán replaces Ollie Watkins.

  71. 60' Substitute

    Anyone fancy a repeat of Saturday's stunner? Durán comes on for Watkins

  72. 59' attempt saved

    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.

  73. 56' offside

    Offside, Young Boys. Meschack Elia is caught offside.

  74. 54' Missed

    Tielemans has a pop from a long-range free-kick and it dips viciously onto the top of the net.

  75. 54' miss

    Attempt missed. Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.

  76. 53' yellow card

    Meschack Elia (Young Boys) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

  77. 53' free kick won

    Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  78. 53' free kick lost

    Foul by Meschack Elia (Young Boys).

  79. 52' attempt blocked

    Attempt blocked. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.

  80. 50' free kick lost

    Hand ball by Filip Ugrinic (Young Boys).

  81. 50' corner

    Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Sandro Lauper.

  82. 49' offside

    Offside, Young Boys. Meschack Elia is caught offside.

  83. 48' miss

    Attempt missed. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Lucas Digne.

  84. 46' yellow card

    Sandro Lauper (Young Boys) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

  85. 46' free kick lost

    Foul by Sandro Lauper (Young Boys).

  86. 46' free kick won

    Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  87. Second Half begins Young Boys 0, Aston Villa 2.

  88. 46' Kickoff

    We go again!

    Diego Carlos is on for Lamare Bogarde at the break.

  89. 45' substitution

    Substitution, Young Boys. Meschack Elia replaces Cheikh Niasse.

  90. 45' substitution

    Substitution, Aston Villa. Diego Carlos replaces Lamare Bogarde.

  91. This man just keeps getting better. Young Boys' defence struggled to cope with him in the first half.

  92. What a 45 minutes from the Villans!

  93. 45+4' Half time

    Sensational performance so far from Villa on our Champions League debut. Young Boys threatened early but Youri Tielemans' opener sparked a devastating spell that saw Jacob Ramsey bag a second and Ollie Watkins have one ruled out for a dubious handball decision.

    Excellent work so far, lads!

  94. 45'+4' End of First Half

    First Half ends, Young Boys 0, Aston Villa 2.

  95. 45'+3' free kick lost

    Foul by Joël Monteiro (Young Boys).

  96. 45'+3' free kick won

    Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  97. 45'+1' free kick lost

    Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).

  98. 45'+1' free kick won

    Tanguy Zoukrou (Young Boys) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  99. 45'+1' added time

    Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.

  100. 45' contentious referee decisions

    VAR Decision: No Goal Young Boys 0-2 Aston Villa.

  101. 43' VAR cancelled goal

    GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.

  102. 43' free kick lost

    Hand ball by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).

  103. 43' attempt blocked

    Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacob Ramsey.

  104. 43' VAR cancelled goal

    Watkins looks to have his goal, swinging his ruthless right foot and burying a shot from inside the area. However, it's disallowed after a VAR check for a handball in the build up. Very unfortunate for the striker.

  105. Raised in the Academy, shining in the Champions League.

  106. 42' end delay

    Delay over. They are ready to continue.

  107. 41' start delay

    Delay in match because of an injury Zachary Athekame (Young Boys).

  108. 40' miss

    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.

  109. 40' Shot blocked

    Villa are all over their opponents now! A last-ditch block denies Watkins after a superb run from Rogers. 

  110. 38' goal

    Goal! Young Boys 0, Aston Villa 2. Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.

  111. 38' Goal

    GOALLLLLLL!!!!!!

    It's two! Crazy circumstances as Ramsey capitalises to make it 2-0. An awful back pass is pounced upon by Watkins, who is taken out by the 'keeper. Ramsey nips in and forages the ball before putting it past a retreating defender.

  112. 37' attempt saved

    Attempt saved. Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.

  113. 37' Saved

    Ramsey works half a yard for a shot on the edge of the box but his shot is well dealt with by the 'keeper. Villa are having a really good spell since the opener.

  114. 35' miss

    Attempt missed. Zachary Athekame (Young Boys) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.

  115. 34' corner

    Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Zachary Athekame.

  116. 33' yellow card

    Cheikh Niasse (Young Boys) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

  117. 33' free kick won

    Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  118. 33' free kick lost

    Foul by Cheikh Niasse (Young Boys).

  119. 32' free kick lost

    Foul by Silvere Ganvoula (Young Boys).

  120. 32' free kick won

    Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  121. 31' corner

    Corner, Young Boys. Conceded by Lamare Bogarde.

  122. 30' miss

    Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.

  123. 28'

    The scorer of Aston Villa's FIRST Champions League goal, Youri Tielemans!

  124. 27' goal

    Goal! Young Boys 0, Aston Villa 1. Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by John McGinn with a cross following a corner.

  125. 27' Goal

    GOOOOOAAAAALLLLLL!

    Youri fires us ahead at the end of a superb corner routine. He controls the ball in space towards the back of the area before thrashing an effort into the far corner. 

  126. 26' corner

    Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Mohamed Ali Camara.

  127. 26' miss

    Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.

  128. 25' free kick won

    Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  129. 25' free kick lost

    Foul by Zachary Athekame (Young Boys).

  130. 24' miss

    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.

  131. 24' Missed

    Villa go close for the first time tonight. Watkins cushions a header into the path of McGinn, who steams onto the ball and bends a shot narrowly wide. 

  132. 22' Missed

    Wow - what a hit from Colley! The winger lets rip from distance and sends a fierce, dipping effort onto the roof of the net. Close. 

  133. 22' miss

    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.

  134. 20' free kick lost

    Foul by Lamare Bogarde (Aston Villa).

  135. 20' free kick won

    Filip Ugrinic (Young Boys) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  136. 19' end delay

    Delay over. They are ready to continue.

  137. 18'

    A chance for Villa to catch their breath after a tough start in Bern as Hadjam and Onana require treatment. Young Boys have been dangerous down the left, causing Bogarde some troubles. 

  138. 18' start delay

    Delay in match because of an injury Amadou Onana (Aston Villa).

  139. 18' start delay

    Delay in match because of an injury Jaouen Hadjam (Young Boys).

  140. 17' attempt blocked

    Attempt blocked. Jaouen Hadjam (Young Boys) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Ebrima Colley.

  141. 17' free kick lost

    Foul by Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa).

  142. 17' free kick won

    Cheikh Niasse (Young Boys) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  143. 16' free kick won

    Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  144. 16' free kick lost

    Foul by Zachary Athekame (Young Boys).

  145. 15' offside

    Offside, Young Boys. Silvere Ganvoula is caught offside.

  146. 12' miss

    Attempt missed. Filip Ugrinic (Young Boys) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.

  147. 12' attempt saved

    Attempt saved. Ebrima Colley (Young Boys) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.

  148. 12' Saved

    A more difficult save from Emi this time as Colley fires goalwards from a tight angle. His effort is parried away and Ugrinic puts the follow-up wide. A strong start from the hosts. 

  149. Hunting his first Champions League goal.

  150. 10' free kick won

    Ebrima Colley (Young Boys) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  151. 10' free kick lost

    Foul by Lamare Bogarde (Aston Villa).

  152. 8' attempt saved

    Attempt saved. Filip Ugrinic (Young Boys) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.

  153. 8' Saved

    A routine save for Emi from Ugrinic's tame free-kick. 

  154. 7' free kick won

    Zachary Athekame (Young Boys) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  155. 7' free kick lost

    Foul by Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa).

  156. 5' free kick lost

    Foul by Amadou Onana (Aston Villa).

  157. 5' free kick won

    Cheikh Niasse (Young Boys) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  158. There were tributes to our European Cup winner ahead of kick-off, with the players also wearing black armbands.

  159. First Half begins.

  160. 1' Kickoff

    Aston Villa's Champions League campaign is underway. 💫 

    Up The Villa!

  161. Ready for action! 👊

  162. Ready for the biggest stage. 😀

  163. The World's No.1. 💪

  164. Ready to step into Europe's elite for the first time since 1983...👊

  165. Pitch inspection for Amadou. 🧐 

  166. From the Championship to the Champions League. 🫡

  167. Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

  168. Champions League vibes. 👌

  169. “We have to try to enjoy each match, each moment. And now we are starting in this competition, we are, of course, very motivated."

  170. Tonight's opponents Young Boys are reigning Swiss Super League champions, but they've found it tough going this term under a new head coach. Find out more about them here.

  171. Three hours until kick-off...🤩

  172. “We achieved something really good last year, finishing fourth in the Premier League and now we’re here playing in the Champions League. So, first game for us, and we’re really excited to get going in this competition.”

    Read more from Youri Tielemans ahead of the game.

  173. Villa got to grips with the artificial surface at Stadion Wankdorf yesterday. View a gallery from the training session here.

  174. After a 41-year absence from Europe's top competition, we make our return tonight. ⭐️ 

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