Aston Villa can secure a place in the top eight of the Champions League group stage but they need to beat Celtic at Villa Park if they have any hope of that happening

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A pair of teams that have already secured advancement into the Champions League knockout stages meet on Wednesday as Aston Villa host Celtic on the

Watkins has enjoyed another standout season for the Villans, but he has yet to open his account in the Champions League. The England international has started six of Villa’s seven UCL matches and mustered 10 attempts at goal, only to fall short of finding the back of the net.

Aston Villa take on Celtic in the Champions League on Wednesday night for an English vs Scottish rivalry in the European cup in the crucial last game of the league phase. Aston Villa vs Celtic

Both Aston Villa and Celtic have already secured at least a place in the knockout play-offs but both sides know a win on Wednesday could take them through automatically to the last 16 (8pm, TNT Sports 1).

Unai Emery has challenged his Aston Villa team to finish the job and earn direct qualification for the Champions League last 16 as they prepare for their final game of the league phase against Celtic on Wednesday.

Celtic train ahead of UCL tie against Aston Villa

Heading into the final round of league phase fixtures, Unai Emery's side sit ninth in the standings, with the top eight guaranteed to advance directly to the last 16.

Here is the latest team news ahead of Aston Villa v Celtic in the UEFA Champions League at Villa Park on Wednesday.