Carlos Cuellar looks forward to Spain

Aston Villa's pre-season training steps up another gear at the weekend when they travel to Spain for the biennial Peace Cup tournament, taking place in five cities across Spain.

Real Madrid, Malaga and Sevilla are representing the host nation and will be joined by other prestigious teams like Besiktas, Lyon, Porto and Juventus. Villa are the English entrants to the competition, which has previous success for English teams when Tottenham won the competition in 2005.

One player looking forward to the trip back home is Carlos Cuellar. The Villa centre back says the team has a great opportunity to compete against some of the best teams in Europe, and we have an interview with the 27-year old!

Our Peace Cup coverage with Visit Birmingham. There's more at VisitBirmingham.com for your next city break.