Aston Villa were eight minutes away from drawing their Champions League last 16 first leg away to Brugge, but they got the job done with two late goals.

Arsenal hit seven as Aston Villa also win in Europe - Arsenal all but secured their place in the Champions League quarter-finals with a 7-1 win at PSV Eindhoven.

Gareth Taylor’s side welcome Aston Villa to our Joie Stadium with the weekend action set to kick off at 12:30 (UK) this Sunday. The match is available to watch live in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland on BBC One, BBC iPlayer and BBC Sports Website.

Arsenal, Aston Villa will be in action from the Premier League as the English sides take on PSV and Club Brugge in the UEFA Champions League 2024-25 Round of 16 ties, respectively. Arsenal will travel to Netherlands to take on PSV whereas Villa entertain giant-killers and surprise package,

Meanwhile, Nigerian midfielder Raphael Onyedika endured disappointment as Club Brugge suffered a 3-1 home defeat to Aston Villa. Arsenal’s performance in the Netherlands was nothing short of spectacular. They became the first team in Champions League history to have six different scorers in an away knockout stage match, excluding own goals.

Even as the European side Unai Emery has helped them become, Asensio’s loan move to Villa still raised eyebrows across England, France and Spain, a transfer met with disbelief but one that came to fruition thanks to Emery, who fed the player something he had been starved of for more than a decade.

John McGinn has admitted Aston Villa have been “too easy to play against” this season, but is confident of an upturn in form. Villa sit 10th in the Premier League following a 4-1 defeat at Crystal Palace and have lost seven of their previous nine matches away from home.

THE draw for the Champions League round of 16 is happening RIGHT NOW as Liverpool, Arsenal and Aston Villa learn their opponents. The three English sides finished in the top eight of the Champions

Former Belgium international Stijn Stijnen is of the view that Aston Villa star Youri Tielemans needs to work on his defensive game during transitions to become world-class. The 27-year-old midfielder joined Aston Villa in 2023 from Leicester City and since arriving at Villa Park, he has been a key part of Unai Emery’s starting line-up.

Unai Emery’s side look firmly on course for a quarter-final showdown with either Liverpool or Paris Saint-Germain