Matt Maher discusses Unai Emery's pre-Juventus press conference.
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00:00Hello from Bodymore Heath where the Champions League is back and Unai Emery has just held his press conference ahead of tomorrow night's match with Juventus.
00:11Another mouth-watering tie for Villa. You can't complain about the home games they've got in this competition in the league phase with Bayern Munich, now Juventus and then Celtic to come at the end of January.
00:24But this build-up to Juventus feels very different to the game against Bayern. Partially because Villa have played Bayern, they've beaten Bayern, they're kind of feeling like they're into this Champions League now.
00:35The novelty is wearing off a bit. But there's also the fact that Villa aren't in great form. When they beat Bayern Munich, the team was sore and the expectations were through the roof.
00:46Six games without a win, brought them back down to earth just slightly. You couldn't ask for a better chance, could you, to really get back on track.
00:56If Villa beat Juventus tomorrow, it feels like something that could kick-start the season. That's something that Ross Barkley thought of the weekend when we spoke to him after the Crystal Palace game.
01:09That would be easier said than done. Juventus are having a rather funny season. They're the only team in Italy that's unbeaten in Serie A. But they've only won six out of 13 games.
01:18They've drawn the rest, drawn seven draws, drew at AC Milan 0-0 on Saturday. They played, well, Italian press described it as a 2-7-2 formation with seven midfielders.
01:31Partly because Thiago Mata, their manager, doesn't have any strikers at the minute or they're all injured. He also doesn't have Douglas Luiz, who he sold from Villa to Juve in the summer.
01:43Luiz has got an injury, so there'll be no emotional homecoming for him. He's not travelled with the squad.
01:51For Villa, slightly better news than from a few days ago. Boubacar Kamara and Ezra Konza are back fit, but Amadou Anana and Jacob Ramsey remain out.
02:04So, not a fully fit squad for Emery, but better than it was a few days ago against Crystal Palace.