Villa were without Emi Martinez and Asensio for their trip to Brentford on Saturday, while Ross Barkley and Amadou Onana remained sidelined. Donyell Malen and Andres Garcia won't be available as they have not been included in the Champions League squad.

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.

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.

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

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 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

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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