Villa vs.
FC Girondins de Bordeaux
🟩 30 September 1997, Villa 1-0 Bordeaux, Villa Park.
Game #4483
Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Knud Erik Fisker | 🇩🇰 | 1994-2005
Kick off: 7.45pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
AET Result: 🟩 Won
AET Score: 🟩 1-0
Aggregate Result: 🟩 Won
Aggregate Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩
Season | 1997-98 |
Matchday | #11 |
Manager Game | #137 |
Tuesday, 30 September 1997
Scorer(s) | Savo Milošević | 111’ |
Assist(s) | Gary Charles | 111' |
Match Timeline
Starting XI
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
RB Simon Grayson | 🏴 |
RB Fernando Nélson | 🇵🇹 | 🔁 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CF Stan Collymore | 🏴 |
F Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 |
CF Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 | ⚽ |
Substitutes
🔁 | RB Gary Charles | 🏴 | 🔥 | for RB Fernando Nélson | 🇵🇹 | 106’ |
Unused Substitutes
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
M Saša Ćurčić | 🇷🇸 |
CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 |
CB David Hughes | 🏴 |
F Julian Joachim | 🏴 |
Starting XI
GK Ulrich Ramé | 🇫🇷 |
CB Paulo Sérgio Gralak | 🇧🇷 | 🟨 |
CB Niša Saveljić | 🇲🇪 |
CB Kodjo Afanou | 🇹🇬 |
RB François Grenet | 🇫🇷 |
M Michel Pavon | 🇫🇷 |
M Johan Micoud | 🇫🇷 | 🔁 |
M Lassina Diabaté | 🇨🇮 |
CF Lilian Laslandes | 🇫🇷 | 🔁 |
CF Sylvain Wiltord | 🇫🇷 |
CF Jean-Pierre Papin | 🇫🇷 | 🔁 |
Substitutes
🔁 | M Johan Micoud | 🇫🇷 | (M Peter Luccin | 🇫🇷 |)
🔁 | CF Lilian Laslandes | 🇫🇷 | (CF Kaba Diawara | 🇬🇳 |)
🔁 | CF Jean-Pierre Papin | 🇫🇷 | (W Kiki Musampa | 🇳🇱 |)
Unused Substitutes
GK Stanley Menzo | 🇳🇱 |
LB Romain Ferrier | 🇫🇷 |
LB Louis Gomis | 🇫🇷 |
M Ricardinho | 🇧🇷 |
Match Timeline
🟨 | 40’ Booking, Ian Taylor
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 FC Girondins de Bordeaux
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-0 FC Girondins de Bordeaux
🔁 | 106’ Sub off, Fernando Nélson, Sub on, Gary Charles
⚽ | 111’ Goal, 1-0, Savo Milošević, Assist by Gary Charles
🕒 | AET Aston Villa 1-0 FC Girondins de Bordeaux
On This Day
Savo Milošević's extra time strike secures Villa a 1-0 aggregate victory after their goalless draw in the first leg to qualify for the second round of the UEFA Cup under Brian Little.
Savo Milošević scores his 25th goal in a Villa shirt on his 90th appearance (25 Starts) to make it W42 D24 L24, 25 Goals, 9 Assists and 10 Bookings at a goal per game rate of one for every 2.65 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Gary Charles contributes his 10th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 68th appearance (64 Starts) to make it W35 D17 L16, 1 Goals, 9 Assists and 1 Booking so far in his Villa career.
🟨 16 September 1997, Villa 0-0 Bordeaux, Stade du Parc Lescure.
Game #4479
Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Armand Ancion | 🇧🇪 | Namur, 1994-1999
Kick off: 7.30pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨
Season | 1997-98 |
Matchday | #7 |
Manager Game | #133 |
Tuesday, 16 September 1997
Scorer(s) | None |
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline
Starting XI
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
RB Fernando Nélson | 🇵🇹 |
RB Simon Grayson | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 | 🟨 |
M Mark Draper | 🏴 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 |
CF Stan Collymore | 🏴 |
F Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 |
Substitutes
🔁 | M Saša Ćurčić | 🇷🇸 | for RB Simon Grayson | 🏴 | 53’ |
Unused Substitutes
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
RB Gary Charles | 🏴 |
CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 |
M Scott Murray | 🏴 |
F Julian Joachim | 🏴 |
Starting XI
GK Ulrich Ramé | 🇫🇷 |
CB Paulo Sérgio Gralak | 🇧🇷 |
CB Niša Saveljić | 🇲🇪 |
CB Kodjo Afanou | 🇹🇬 |
RB François Grenet | 🇫🇷 | 🔁 |
M Peter Luccin | 🇫🇷 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
M Michel Pavon | 🇫🇷 |
W Kiki Musampa | 🇳🇱 |
CF Lilian Laslandes | 🇫🇷 |
CF Sylvain Wiltord | 🇫🇷 |
CF Jean-Pierre Papin | 🇫🇷 | 🔁 |
Substitutes
🔁 | M Peter Luccin | 🇫🇷 | (M Lassina Diabaté | 🇨🇮 |)
🔁 | RB François Grenet | 🇫🇷 | (LB Romain Ferrier | 🇫🇷 |)
🔁 | CF Jean-Pierre Papin | 🇫🇷 | (CF Kaba Diawara | 🇬🇳 |)
Unused Substitutes
GK Stanley Menzo | 🇳🇱 |
LB Louis Gomis | 🇫🇷 |
RB David Jemmali | 🇹🇳 |
M Ricardinho | 🇧🇷 |
Match Timeline
🟨 | 20’ Booking, Steve Staunton
🕒 | HT FC Girondins de Bordeaux 0-0 Aston Villa
🔁 | Sub off, Simon Grayson, Sub on, Saša Ćurčić
🕒 | FT FC Girondins de Bordeaux 0-0 Aston Villa
On This Day
Villa secure a goalless draw in the away leg of the UEFA Cup first round against Bordeaux.
Villa face FC Girondins de Bordeaux for the first time in competitive football, Bordeaux become the 137th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football, Villa’s 22nd continental European opponents and their first from France.
Villa's latest European adventure starts with a goalless away draw to leave them in a strong position in the tie ahead of the second leg at Villa Park.