Champions League line-ups: Aston Villa vs. Juventus

Juventus are decimated by injuries, so start Timothy Weah at center forward with Kenan Yildiz and Francisco Conceicao for this tough trip to Aston Villa.

It kicks leave at Villa Park at 20:00 GMT.

You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from this game and Bologna-Lille on the Liveblog.

The Bianconeri injury crisis only gets worse as Weston McKennie is the latest addition to the absentee list.

He joins Dusan Vlahovic, Arkadiusz Milik, Nico Gonzalez, Vasilije Adzic, Gleison Bremer, Juan Cabal and former Aston Villa star Douglas Luiz on the treatment table.

This means that coach Thiago Motta has no forwards available at all, so he has to use Weah as a false 9, supported by Teun Koopmeiners, Conceicao and Kenan Yildiz.

Aston Villa had a sensational start to the season, winning their first three Champions League games, including 1-0 over Bayern Munich and 2-0 against Bologna.

However, they lost 1-0 to Club Brugge and have also struggled domestically with just two points from their last six competitive games.

Amadou Onana and Jacob Ramsey are out, with Boubacar Kamara and Ezri Konsa not quite fit either.

Ollie Watkins leads the attack with support from Leon Bailey, Morgan Rogers and John McGinn, while super-sub Jhon Duran is on the bench.

Lineups for Aston Villa vs. Juventus

Aston Villa: Martinez; Cash, Diego Carlos, Pau Torres, Digne; McGinn, Tielemans; Kamara, Bailey, Rogers; Watkins

Aston Villa bench: Olsen, Gauci, Nedeljkovic, Bogarde, Maatsen, Konsa, Mings, Barkley, Buendia, Philogene, Duran

Juventus: Di Gregorio; Savona, Gatti, Kalulu, Cambiaso; Locatelli, K Thuram; Conceicao, Koopmeiners, Yildiz; Weah

Juventus bench: Perin, Pinsoglio, Danilo, Fagioli, Rouhi, Mbangula

Ref: Manzano (ESP)

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