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Villa to meet Braga in pre-season friendly

Aston Villa have added a pre-season friendly against Portuguese club Sporting Braga to their summer schedule.

Villa will take on the Europa League runners-up at AXA Stadium on August 6, completing Alex McLeish's first pre-season in charge.

Prior to that, Villa will compete in the in the Barclays Asia Trophy in Hong Kong against Blackburn on July 27 and either Chelsea or Kitchee on July 30.

They will also meet Walsall at the Banks' Stadium on July 21 and Derby County at Pride Park on August 3.

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