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

Unai Emery spoke with the press at the Jan Breydel Stadium after Aston Villa's win in the Champions League round of 16

"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 boss Unai Emery was delighted with Tyrone Mings' performance in victory at Champions League opponents Club Brugge.

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery believes one player stood out in the 3-1 win away at Club Brugge in the Champions League.

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 boss Unai Emery called for his players not to get carried away after their victory at Club Brugge was deserved on Tuesday night.

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.

Unai Emery declared Villa “hungry” to qualify for Europe through the Premier League after Saturday’s crucial win at Brentford kept them firmly in the mix.

BBC Sport pundits Thomas Hitzlsperger and Nedum Onuoha discuss how Aston Villa manager Unai Emery's substitutions "changed the game" against Club Brugge by bringing more "energy" resulting in Villa scoring two late goals in Champions League.