Club Brugge's Croatian coach Ivan Leko reacts from the touch line during the UEFA Champions League - League phase, Matchday 1 - football match between Club Brugge KV and Aston Villa FC at the Jan Breydel Stadium in Bruges on September 8, 2026. (Photo by JOHN THYS / AFP via Getty Images)

Atletico Madrid's Argentinian defender #21 Cristian Romero (C) takes part in a team training session on the pitch at Anfield stadium in Liverpool, north-west England on September 8, 2026, on the eve of their UEFA Champions League, first round football match against Liverpool. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP via Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 08: Aryna Sabalenka reacts after her serve was broken in the third set against Linda Noskova of Czechia during their Women's Singles Quarterfinal match on Day Ten of the 2026 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 08, 2026 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

Atletico Madrid's Argentinian defender #21 Cristian Romero (2L) and Atletico Madrid's South Korean midfielder #07 Lee Kang-in (3R) watch teammates take part in a team training session on the pitch at Anfield stadium in Liverpool, north-west England on September 8, 2026, on the eve of their UEFA Champions League, first round football match against Liverpool. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP via Getty Images)

Aston Villa's Brazilian midfielder #35 Joao Gomes (R) is tackled by Club Brugge's English midfielder #08 Freddie Potts during the UEFA Champions League - League phase, Matchday 1 - football match between Club Brugge KV and Aston Villa FC at the Jan Breydel Stadium in Bruges on September 8, 2026. (Photo by JOHN THYS / AFP via Getty Images)

Aston Villa's Japanese goalkeeper #01 Zion Suzuki reacts during the UEFA Champions League - League phase, Matchday 1 - football match between Club Brugge KV and Aston Villa FC at the Jan Breydel Stadium in Bruges on September 8, 2026. (Photo by JOHN THYS / AFP via Getty Images)

Club Brugge's Norwegian midfielder #10 Hugo Vetlesen (R) fights for the ball with Aston Villa's Spanish defender #14 Pau Torres during the UEFA Champions League - League phase, Matchday 1 - football match between Club Brugge KV and Aston Villa FC at the Jan Breydel Stadium in Bruges on September 8, 2026. (Photo by JOHN THYS / AFP via Getty Images)

Belarus's Aryna Sabalenka reaches to hit a return to Czech Republic's Linda Noskova during their women's singles quarter-final tennis match on day ten of the US Open tennis tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York on September 8, 2026. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP via Getty Images)