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Unai Emery has taken Aston Villa into the Champions League round of 16, where their match against Club Brugge will see the former Villarreal manager hit a new milestone

"We are not in the quarter-final. There's still 90 minutes to play, we're ready in case we need extra-time and penalties because I know how difficult it is in each match and how we can change one match in 90 minutes. "The players - I'm sure they have experiences before as well with matches like that and we have to respect the opponent always.

Aston Villa will take a lead home after their Champions League win over Club Brugge on Tuesday evening - with further progression in the competition a real possibility thanks to some top performances - and some fans in the Birmingham Live comments section have been wowed by one new arrival in particular.

Emery conceded Club Brugge "deserved" to beat Villa in the Champions League group stage in November because his side "didn't compete like we want to do". He is hopeful Villa will "feel strong" and "compete better" this time.

Aston Villa are well placed now to progress into the quarter finals of the Champions League after their first leg victory over Club Brugge

Despite their two-goal advantage in the tie, the Spaniard insisted that his team should not think they have already reached the quarter-finals stages of the competition