Aston Villa entertain Celtic tonight in the Champions League with both sides vying for a place in the last 16.Villa only sit outside the top eight – the places which guarantee a spot in the

Scottish champions Celtic have already secured their place in the knockout play-offs after beating BSC Young Boys last week, while Villa lost 1-0 at AS Monaco. Brendan Rodgers is without Cameron Carter-Vickers through injury, while Daizen Maeda is suspended. Kyogo Furuhashi was sold to Stade Rennais earlier this week.

American soccer fans can stream every fixture of this season's tournament via Paramount Plus, which has exclusive live English-language broadcast rights in the US for the UEFA Champions League. Paramount Plus has two main subscription plans in the US: Essential for $8 a month and Premium for $13 a month. Both offer coverage of the Champions League.

Aston Villa and Celtic have potential automatic qualification to the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 up for grabs.

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Unai Emery was adamant that playing between two Champions League games would never affect his team’s intensity, although there is clearly a good time to catch Aston Villa this season. They have now failed to win in the last six matches after playing in Europe.

Aston Villa look a "very tired team" from their Champions League exploits so far, but it is still "worth it" says fan and host of Married to Claret and Blue podcast Rupert Pybus. Unai Emery's side have the opportunity to qualify for the Champions League top eight when they host Celtic on Wednesday night.

Aston Villa Manager Unai Emery spoke to the media ahead of the UEFA Champions League clash between Villa and Celtic. Full Press Conference Courtesy of UEFA.