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Juventus signing Mellberg hopes to face Villa in Champions League

Olof Mellberg hopes he can one day face Aston Villa in the Champions League.

Mellberg is leaving Villa this week for Juventus and said: "It would be a dream for me to play Villa in the Champions League. Juventus are a massive club, always expected to be up there.

"I read somewhere that worldwide they have 140 million supporters, so the expectation is huge and they are a big, big club.

"It is tough to get into the Champions League. I think that it is tougher than ever. But if you can build in a couple of years, then why not?

"Villa's aim has to be to get into the UEFA Cup and then try to attract better quality players. I have signed for Juventus for three seasons. would be delighted if, say in that last one, we played Villa.

"That would mean that Juventus were doing well and that Villa had built themselves into a top-four club."

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