Young Lions bow out of UEFA Youth League

Aston Villa's maiden UEFA Youth League campaign came to an end on Tuesday afternoon, with a 3-1 defeat to FC Barcelona at Villa Park. 

Josep Gombau's Young Lions hosted the Spanish outfit in the round of 16 at the club's iconic home, having advanced through the league phase and overcame Puskás Akadémia in Hungary in the round of 32. 

But Barça proved a step too far for Villa's under-19s side, who fell two goals down inside the opening 20 minutes thanks to strikes from Quim Junyent and Arnau Pradas. 

The Villans responded with a spirit second-half display, halving the deficit through captain Aidan Borland's penalty just before the hour, but Jan Virgili struck for the Catalans 11 minutes from time to send them into the quarter-finals, where they will travel to Stuttgart. 

View a gallery of images from the tie below...