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Barcelona vs Aston Villa: Carragher predicts end of 18-game run

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Carragher tips Barcelona to beat Villa

Jamie Carragher expects Barcelona to beat Aston Villa on Tuesday. He also backs them to keep a clean sheet.

Kickoff

The game: Tuesday, 8pm GMT

Champions League matchday 4 at Spotify Camp Nou. That is 1am PKT on Wednesday.

Form

Villa have won all three in Europe

Villa sit second with nine points. They beat Club Brugge, Fenerbahce and Viking.

Form

Barcelona hit back with 6-1 win

Barca thrashed Alaves on Saturday. That followed defeats to PSG and Real Madrid.

The streak

18 games without a clean sheet

No team in this season's Champions League has a longer run. Carragher says it ends tonight.

Prediction

Opta agrees with Carragher

The supercomputer gives Barcelona a win in 72 percent of simulations. Villa win just 13 percent.

The row

Villa are suing Carragher

Villa will take legal action over his comments. He said the club will never be Manchester United.

History

First meeting since 1983

Villa won the 1983 European Super Cup 3-1 on aggregate. They lost 1-0 at Camp Nou.

The boss

Emery's bad record vs Barca

Emery has faced Barcelona 30 times. He has won only three of them.

Team news

Barca missing key defenders

Garcia, Kounde and Espart are out. Villa have no new injury worries.

One to watch

Yamal is the danger man

Yamal has 12 goals and 11 assists this season. He scored and assisted against Alaves.

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