Gladbach Beat Aston Villa in Final Pre-Season Test as Villa Face Squad Worries
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Borussia Mönchengladbach played a friendly match against Aston Villa.
Aston Villa are the Europa League champions.
Gladbach's best player scored two goals. The final score was 2-0.
The match was the last test match before the new season starts.
Two Japanese players, Hashioka and Machino, played in the game.
Aston Villa have some problems before the season begins.
A young star player, Bryan Mbeumo, will miss the start of the season.
Aston Villa also lost midfielder Youri Tielemans.
Because of this, Villa may have problems in the midfield.
This could be a problem in the Champions League too.
Villa need strong players for many hard games this season.
The team must find new plans before the season starts.
Vocabulary7 words
- friendly
- a game that is not important; just for practice
- Europa League
- a big football competition in Europe
- champions
- the team that won a competition
- goals
- points scored in football
- test match
- a practice game before the real season
- midfield
- the middle part of a football team
- Champions League
- the biggest football competition in Europe
Quiz
Answer key
1. 2-0 to Gladbach 2. Europa League 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Borussia Mönchengladbach played a _____ match against Aston Villa.
Aston Villa are the Europa League _____.
Gladbach's best player scored two _____. The final score was 2-0.
The match was the last _____ before the new season starts.
Two Japanese players, Hashioka and Machino, played in the _____.
A young star player, Bryan Mbeumo, will miss the start of the _____.
Aston Villa also lost _____ Youri Tielemans.
Because of this, Villa may have problems in the _____.
This could be a problem in the _____ too.