Borussia Mönchengladbach and Aston Villa confirm lineups for pre-season friendly at Ista Borussia Park on August 15

Borussia Mönchengladbach and Aston Villa have announced their starting lineups for a pre-season friendly at Ista Borussia Park on August 15 ahead of the 2026-27 season.

The fixture pits Bundesliga side Borussia Mönchengladbach against UEFA Europa League winners Aston Villa. Mönchengladbach arrive on the back of an 8-0 victory over SSVg Velbert in which Robin Hack and Florian Neuhaus each scored twice, and the Eugen Polański-led side have won all six of their pre-season friendlies to date. Aston Villa come into the match after a 1-2 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain in the UEFA Super Cup final and are managed by Unai Emery.

Borussia Mönchengladbach Starting XI: Nicolas (GK); Hashioka, Diks, Leszczynski, Ullrich; Sander, Bolin; Honorat, Stoger, Hack; Kleindienst. Bench: Olschowsky, Lidberg, Leopold, Neuhaus, Machino, Herold, Fleck, Scally, Nguefack, Danfa.

Aston Villa Starting XI: Bizot (GK); Nedeljkovic, Mings, Lindelof, Lynch; Bogarde, Barkley; Alysson, Hemmings, Rowe; Abraham. Bench: Wright, Asemota, Cash, McGinn, Kamara, Buendia, Torres, Jimoh-Aloba, Maatsen, Burrowes, Borland, Broggio.

Aston Villa shared their selection on social media with the caption "Your Aston Villa team ✊ pic.twitter.com/vRMjlfjqyk" and VillaTV+ is available to stream the friendly live. The match is being staged at Ista Borussia Park as part of both clubs' pre-season programmes.

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The friendly will be played at Ista Borussia Park on August 15, with VillaTV+ offering live access to the fixture.