When Juventus arrived at the San Siro this past weekend, their matchday squad was very much one that was shorthanded, with seven injured players back in Turin and forced to miss one of the bigger fixtures of the 2024-25 season.

Unai Emery has challenged Aston Villa to end their dismal run by claiming another memorable Champions League scalp against "historic" Italian giants Juventus on Wednesday.

Pau Torres has already beaten Juventus once in the Champions League. Now the defender has sights on making it a double and digging Villa out of their current malaise. Torres was among the scorers when Villarreal beat Juve 3-0 in Turin to claim a 4-1 aggregate win in a 2022 quarter-final, the moment ranking among the proudest of his career.