The Spanish tactician goes up against his former club as Villans seek an improbable Champions League semifinal spot

Unai Emery has Aston Villa dreaming of European glory again - and the Spaniard's Midas touch has already had the desired effect on January buys Marcus Rashford and Marco Asensio

Emery's side booked their place in the last-eight with a three-goal home win over Club Brugge to complete a 6-1 aggregate victory.

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery is excited to go toe-to-toe with the best clubs in Europe after his side booked a Champions League quarter-final against Paris St Germain.Villa continued their dream debut season in the premier European cup competition after completing a 6-1 aggregate win over Club Brugge in the last 16.

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Back in his preferred role as a No 10, Marco Asensio is proving why Unai Emery pushed so hard to sign him at Aston Villa

The same back four is expected to start the second leg against Club Brugge, and Brentford's late pressure should serve as a valuable dress rehearsal for a crucial night at Villa Park.

They saw off Club Brugge to book a quarter-final date with Paris Saint-Germain. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Aston Villa beat Club Brugge 6-1 on aggregate to set up a Champions League quarter-final clash against Paris Saint-Germain, with Unai Emery going up against the club he managed for two seasons

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery has been speaking to the media before Wednesday's Champions League second leg against Club Brugge (kick-off 20:00 GMT). Villa won the first leg of the last-16 tie 3-1 in Belgium last week. Here are the key lines from his news conference:

Villa beat Club Brugge 3-0 to make it 6-1 on aggregate, playing against 10 men for the majority of the time thanks to Marcus Rashford forcing a red card out of right-back Kyriani Sabbe. Leon Bailey helped Marco Asensio to open the scoring in a second half flurry, with Maatsen taking the second and Marcus Rashford assisting Asensio for another.