Aston Villa face FC Barcelona with low morale and three confirmed absences

Aston Villa face FC Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League amid instability after drawing 1-1 with Fulham in the Premier League, following their exit from the EFL Cup after losing to AFC Bournemouth by three goals to nil.

Unai Emery has called for a quick reaction from his players ahead of Tuesday's match at Spotify Camp Nou. In statements reported by the newspaper "Mundo Deportivo", he said: "I want to see consistency; we have won 3 matches and drawn 2 in our last 5 league encounters, but our poor start makes that insufficient. We need to quickly change our focus in preparation for the match against FC Barcelona and continue working."

Unai Emery expressed his dissatisfaction with his team's performance in the second half against Fulham, pointing out that his players did not deliver their usual level and allowed the opponent to equalise.

Aston Villa currently sits ninth in the Premier League with 12 points, after 3 wins, 3 draws, and 3 losses in 9 rounds.

Despite their domestic results, the English team has achieved 3 victories in the UEFA Champions League this season, against Club Brugge with a score of 3-2, Fenerbahçe with 6-0, and Viking with 3-1.

In a related context, the Spanish newspaper reported that three players will miss FC Barcelona's match due to injury: Amadou Onana, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, and Matteo Ruggeri.