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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.

Rio Ferdinand has praised Marcus Rashford and admitted he was "pleased" to see the out-on-loan Manchester United forward in the Aston Villa XI against Club Brugge on Tuesday evening. Rashford, 27, left United to join Villa on loan in the January transfer window.

Club Brugge and Aston Villa kick off the Round of 16 of the 2024-25 UEFA Champions League on Tuesday. The home team was one of the biggest surprises of the playoffs as the Belgian side were able to knock out Atalanta while the away side are back to play European soccer after ending up eighth in the league phase,

BRUGGE, Belgium (AP) — Marcus Rashford will resume his Champions League career Tuesday in Aston Villa's starting lineup against Club Brugge. Rashford joined Villa on loan from Manchester United, where he had fallen out with manager Ruben Amorim. Brugge hosts the first leg of the last-16 tie.

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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.

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Manchester United loanee Marcus Rashford struggled to make his mark as Aston Villa claimed a significant first-leg advantage over Club Brugge in their Champions League round of 16 tie.Villa took an

Villa's star duo has seen Asensio bag four goals, whereas Rashford leads the way for big chances created (six) in all competitions since the start of February

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