Champions League / European Cup · First round, first leg · 1981/82

Aston Villa v Valur, 16 September 1981

16 September 1981

Other leg

30.09.1981 · Champions League, First round

Form before this match

  • Flag Aston Villa
    1. Draw · 02.11.1977 · Europa League, Second round · 1977/78 · Górnik Zabrze (away) 1–1

    2. Win · 23.11.1977 · Europa League, Third round · 1977/78 · Athletic (home) 2–0

    3. Draw · 07.12.1977 · Europa League, Third round · 1977/78 · Athletic (away) 1–1

    4. Draw · 01.03.1978 · Europa League, Quarter-finals · 1977/78 · Barcelona (home) 2–2

    5. Loss · 15.03.1978 · Europa League, Quarter-finals · 1977/78 · Barcelona (away) 1–2

  • Flag Valur
    1. Loss · 29.09.1977 · Champions League, First round · 1977/78 · Glentoran (away) 0–2

    2. Draw · 13.09.1978 · Cup Winners' Cup, First round · 1978/79 · FC Magdeburg (home) 1–1

    3. Loss · 27.09.1978 · Cup Winners' Cup, First round · 1978/79 · FC Magdeburg (away) 0–4

    4. Loss · 19.09.1979 · Champions League, First round · 1979/80 · Hamburger (home) 0–3

    5. Loss · 03.10.1979 · Champions League, First round · 1979/80 · Hamburger (away) 1–2

Head-to-head before this match

The first-ever meeting of these clubs in European competitions.

Aston Villa against clubs from Iceland

Aston Villa hadn't played clubs from Iceland before.

Valur against clubs from England

Valur hadn't played clubs from England before.