Blues boss Emma Hayes revealed the news at her press conference on Wednesday ahead of the Group A contest at AOK Stadion.
He played every game in the Premier League for them last season and also picked up the players' player of the season prize, underlining how well regarded he is at Villa Park.
Former Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher dissects the big flashpoints from the weekend's action, with scrambling goalkeepers in the spotlight...
Last month, Amnesty The local organising committee has also been approached by BBC Sport for a response.
If not, we are going to try again. Jack Grealish and Phil Foden picked up injuries on international duty with England.
At the moment we could finish 10th, 12th, 13th. We could finish in the same position as when I arrived here.
Tuchel often displays his emotions on the touchline but has shown brilliance amid his complexities Thomas Tuchel's appointment as Chelsea head coach a year ago has always been laced with intrigue.
Call it 'something Old Trafford' and we have a brand new stadium that resets the culture of Manchester United, where we have the best stadium in the world.
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A day later, Ralf Rangnick was revealed to be the man set to lead the club until next summer. United go to Stamford Bridge having lost five of their last seven in the top flight.
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The idea tonight was to get more people on the pitch. You are allowed six subs, I wanted to give some players minutes on the pitch.
Watching United’s lack of press, Neville asked: Which one of them looks alert? At best it's an amble. Most of them, a jaunt.
Leeds, who are directly below the Clarets in 17th, are level on 34 points with Burnley but have one game in hand.
During the penalty shootout against Egypt at the Olembe Stadium in Yaounde, the goalkeeper saved Mohanad Lasheen’s kick as the Lions of Teranga went on to triumph 4-2.
Very rarely do people talk about talent identification with coaches. Yes, we hear about the UEFA Pro Licence.
Milan were looking to catch up with Inter Milan who head the table, while a win would have taken Roma into fifth place as they chase a Champions League spot.
I would have it closer to 60 per cent, so, we must act on that margin and back a positive Villa result.
It helps, of course, that there are now bigger targets to aim for. Summer signings White, Tomiyasu and Nuno Tavares all stand at over 6ft.
You just can't do that and only Norwich have let more goals in this season in the Premier League. Bruno Guimaraes, who knows?
If your first thought, upon hearing of the sacking of Sean Dyche, was complete confusion, then you weren't alone. The Warm-Up was right there with you. There was a certain brutal logic to it, of course: Burnley were in relegation trouble, and worse, Burnley weren't looking very Burnley. The aura was gone.
In the Premier League, their goals against column was around nine goals better than it may have been from their first 28 games, according to the xG figures of their opponents.
Watching it back, I think the one thing I was noticing was Canada was in a very low block... and it became challenging. That was an area that we could have improved on.
He knew above everything else that to try to go toe-to-toe with Liverpool at Anfield would have ended in embarrassment, although it is certainly true he wanted more from his side.
Martin O'Neill could coach Celtic in the rebooted Masters Football tournament this summer and the 70-year-old has admitted a return to management would interest him, but only if he was approached by the right club.
News filtered through of the Czech Republic scoring the two goals they needed against Estonia to capitalise on any potential Wales slip-up but, despite a late Belgium onslaught, the hosts stood firm to finish off the job and secure their place in the play-offs.
On Sunday, Ligue 1’s showpiece match of the weekend, between Lyon and Marseille, was brought to a standstill when visiting player Dimitri Payet was struck in the temple with a bottle filled with water after just four minutes.
Ben Snowball (who’s well worth a social media follow for what it’s worth) will be here with tomorrow's Warm-Up, as long as he’s recovered from all the excitement of covering the Track Champions League’s inaugural visit to London at the weekend.
Our shape behind the ball was really good. I thought the work rate of the players, especially the front two.
Definitely not. They would have gone off the idea that they are the biggest club in the world, and would have made that decision.
Porto start the game second in Group B - seven points behind runaway leaders Liverpool - and can still qualify for the knockout stage.
Brighton have turned into the draw specialists, with five of them in their past six league games. Burnley v Crystal Palace
Most of the first seeds would be pleased with the group they get. There are some highly-ranked teams in pot two.
Of the 14 clubs he represented, it was at Barcelona where Rivaldo stayed longest. He arrived as a replacement for Ronaldo - who had just joined Inter Milan
Latvia are second-bottom of Group G, but were able to frustrate a Norwegian side who could pay for their lack of goals in qualifying - they have netted 15 times in nine games.
Only last month, the former Alloa Athletic and St Mirren boss guided Hibs to a famous 3-1 win over reigning league champions Rangers in the League Cup semi-final.
Uruguay's conundrum is thus one of identity rather than ability, masked somewhat these past years by the venerable figure on the bench.
Abramovich put Chelsea up for sale following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and said he would write off the £1.5 billion loan he made to the club - and that all proceeds would go to charitable organisations.
We are here and we will try to do it again. The victory also took Guardiola to a Manchester City club record.
I'm focused on my job here, very happy here at, in my opinion, one of the best-run football clubs in the Premier League, with a fantastic owner, chairman, CEO, sports director.
Substitute Danny Ings almost took advantage of a late mix-up between Liverpool keeper Alisson and Joel Matip which left Villa fans demanding a penalty in vain, but Jurgen Klopp's side closed out the win.
Real have made no secret of their desire to acquire a long-standing target, after seeing a big-money approach knocked back in the summer of 2021, and remain confident that they can add another ‘Galactico’ to their ranks.
It was not long until the former Manchester City striker urged then-Fiorentina sporting director Italo Corvino to fork out £1.7m for his young understudy.
I will continue to give everything for this club and for the supporters, who have always been by my side since I arrived.
Perhaps I overvalue the fact that you're in a 20-man squad in the best league in the world... For me, I live that as a failure because what we do is for each player to triumph and not to leave.
The Flames’ fairy tale run in the 33rd edition of the competition in Cameroon was brought to a halt after the Atlas Lions came from a goal down to win the heated battle at Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium in Yaounde.
