Aston Villa will be favourites to progress to the Champions League quarter-finals after scoring two late goals to beat Club Brugge in Belgium. Leon Bailey had given the Premier League club a lightning start in the last-16 first-leg tie - Villa's first knockout tie in European football's premier competition since the 1982-83 quarter-finals.

Two late goals, including a Marco Asensio penalty, gave Aston Villa a 3-1 win away to Club Brugge in Belgium in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Tuesday.

Aston Villa have command of their Champions League last-16 tie with Club Brugge after a bewildering self-destruction from the Belgian side handed Unai Emery’s men a 3-1 first-leg victory. Villa had taken the lead through Leon Bailey’s third-minute effort, only for the reigning Belgian champions to respond nine minutes later through Maxim De Cuyper.

Aston Villa have a Premier League game and a Champions League game before their two-and-a-half week break from competitive football.

Aston Villa settled scores of the league-phase loss to Club Brugge with a 3-1 win against the Belgian side in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League round of 16 match on Tuesday.

Leon Bailey volleys Aston Villa into an early lead against Club Brugge in their Champions League last 16 first-leg game at the Jan Breydelstadion.