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Club leaves for Birmingham

UEFA Champions League

This morning, coach Hayen's 22-man squad boarded the plane to Birmingham for the return match of the Champions League round of 16. Below you can find their schedule for the day before the match and the full squad list."

Team selection

  • 22. Simon Mignolet
  • 29. Nordin Jackers
  • 71. Axl De Corte
  • 44. Brandon Mechele
  • 04. Joel Ordóñez
  • 02. Zaid Romero
  • 58. Jorne Spileers
  • 55. Maxim De Cuyper
  • 64. Kyriani Sabbe
  • 41. Hugo Siquet
  • 84. Shandre Campbell
  • 30. Ardon Jashari
  • 27. Casper Nielsen
  • 15. Raphael Onyedika
  • 20. Hans Vanaken
  • 10. Hugo Vetlesen
  • 21. Michał Skóraś
  • 68. Chemsdine Talbi
  • 08. Christos Tzolis
  • 09. Ferran Jutglà
  • 19. Gustaf Nilsson
  • 17. Romeo Vermant

Matchday-1

This morning, Club departed from Ostend towards England. After just over an hour of flying, they landed in Birmingham. From there, they went straight to the hotel for lunch and some rest in their rooms.

After the team meeting, they will head to Villa Park to soak up the Champions League atmosphere. The press conference with Nicky Hayen and Ardon Jashari will take place at 5.45 PM local time (6.45 PM Belgian time), which you can follow live on our YouTube and Facebook channels. After that, they will train at Aston Villa's stadium at 6.30 PM local time (7.30 PM Belgian time). Then they will return to the hotel for a good night’s rest.