Aston Villa begin their Champions League campaign at the Jan Breydelstadion tonight, with the Club Brugge v Aston Villa live stream on TNT Sports 1 from a 17.45 BST kick off. The TV channel, streaming options and highlights details are below.
| Live Streaming | Date | Kick off Time | TV Channel |
|---|---|---|---|
| Club Brugge v Aston Villa | 8 September 2026 | 17.45 BST | TNT Sports 1 |
What TV channel is the Club Brugge v Aston Villa game on?
Club Brugge v Aston Villa is on TNT Sports 1 in the UK, with coverage starting at 17.00 BST. HBO Max is now the UK streaming home for TNT Sports Champions League coverage, and TNT Sports is also available as an add-on through Amazon Prime Video. Highlights are posted to the TNT Sports Football YouTube channel after the final whistle.
What is the Club Brugge v Aston Villa kick off time?
Kick off at the Jan Breydelstadion is 17.45 BST on Tuesday 8 September 2026, in the first round of Champions League league phase fixtures.
Villa are back in the Champions League four months after lifting the Europa League in Istanbul, but the mood around the club has changed sharply since then.
A long summer rebuild has left Unai Emery with an unfamiliar and much younger squad, and the results have followed. Beaten 4-0 at Brighton and 1-0 at home by Arsenal, Villa then drew 0-0 at Hull City on Saturday.
One point from three games, and no goal since the Super Cup last month. Europe has often been where Emery’s sides find their rhythm, and this is his ninth Champions League campaign.
Joao Gomes is available here despite serving a domestic suspension. Amadou Onana and Johan Manzambi are out, while Brian Madjo and Taylor Harwood-Bellis were left out of the league phase squad entirely.
Leon Goretzka could make his debut, and Zion Suzuki is set to become the first Japanese goalkeeper to play in the competition.
Brugge are in far better shape domestically, sitting second in the Belgian Pro League after four wins from five as defending champions.
This is a 13th Champions League campaign for Ivan Leko’s side, a national record, and they have come through the group or league stage in each of the last three seasons.
Home form is the warning. Brugge have scored three or more in six of their last seven Champions League games at the Jan Breydelstadion and have lost just three of their last 22 European matches there.
Joel Ordonez is their only injury absentee. Captain Hans Vanaken scored the winner the last time these sides met in Belgium, and Nicolo Tresoldi already has three league goals this season.
This is a fourth meeting in two years. Brugge won 1-0 in the league phase in 2024-25, before Villa took the last 16 tie 6-1 on aggregate with a 3-1 win in Bruges and a 3-0 win at Villa Park.
