Barcelona host Aston Villa in Champions League meeting at Spotify Camp Nou

FC Barcelona welcome Aston Villa to the Spotify Camp Nou on Tuesday, 3 November 2026 for a fourth-round UEFA Champions League league-phase fixture, with kick-off scheduled for 20:00 GMT.

The match will be shown by SuperSport, Canal+ Afrique and New World TV in sub-Saharan Africa; beIN Sports in the Middle East and North Africa; Stan Sport in Australia; Paramount+, with TUDN and UniMas providing Spanish-language coverage, in the United States; and DAZN and OneSoccer in Canada.

TNT Sports and SBT will broadcast the game in Brazil, while ESPN holds coverage rights in South America excluding Brazil. In Europe, the match will be available on Canal+ in France, Sky Sport and Amazon Prime Video in Italy, DPG Media, RTL Belgium, Proximus and Telenet in Belgium, Ziggo Sport in the Netherlands, Sport TV and DAZN in Portugal, Movistar Plus+ in Spain, and Amazon Prime Video in Germany.

Previous meetings

Barcelona have the better record from the clubs’ four previous encounters, winning twice compared with one victory for Aston Villa. The other match ended in a draw.

Their first meeting came on 1 March 1978 in the UEFA Cup, when the sides drew 2-2. They last faced each other on 26 January 1983 in the second leg of the European Super Cup.

Recent form

Barcelona head into the match with renewed confidence after a 6-1 victory over Alaves on 31 October. The emphatic result ended a run of two successive defeats, against Real Madrid and Paris St-Germain, by 2-1 and 4-2 respectively.

Hansi Flick’s side had produced strong performances before that dip, beating Real Betis 5-2 and Galatasaray 4-1. Their latest attacking display has put them in a more positive frame of mind before Aston Villa’s visit.

Aston Villa’s recent results have been mixed. They drew 1-1 with Fulham on 31 October, having previously been knocked out of the League Cup by Bournemouth after a 3-0 defeat.

Before those results, however, the Villans had recorded victories against Manchester City, Viking and Newcastle, winning 2-1, 3-1 and 1-0. Their 6-0 Champions League victory over Fenerbahce also highlighted the attacking threat available to them.

Prediction

Barcelona are expected to have the advantage at home, particularly after their six-goal performance against Alaves. Aston Villa have shown they can defeat high-profile opponents, but Flick’s team will aim to control the game and build on their return to form in front of their supporters.

Africafoot’s prediction is a 3-1 victory for FC Barcelona.

Ahead of the fixture, the betting company 1xbet lists Barcelona at 1.23 to win, with the draw priced at 6.80 and an Aston Villa victory at 11.1.