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

"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.

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

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

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 manager Unai Emery spoke with the press ahead of the first leg of their Champions League round of 16 tie against Club Brugge

Unai Emery delighted with Tyrone Mings’ redemption against Club Brugge - Mings made a sensational goal-saving clearance which swung the balance of the match

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.

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

Unai Emery singled out Tyrone Mings for praise after his key contributons in the win over Club Brugge at the Jan Breydel Stadium

A prominent part of Emery's managerial success is how he can transfer his messages onto players - it has worked a treat at Aston Villa

Aston Villa go into the RO16 second leg with a comfortable advantage, after beating Club Brugge 2-1 away from home.