Fireworks exploded above the stadium at the final whistle to greet Aston Villa’s progress to the Champions League quarterfinals in the club’s first season in Europe’s top competition in 41 years.

Aston Villa supporters’ love affair with the on loan Marco Asensio is showing no sign of slowing. In front of the future king, Prince William, Asensio produced another majestic performance in claret and blue and will represent one of Villa’s best hopes in the Champions League quarter-final against Paris St-Germain.

Aston Villa coasted into the quarter-finals of the Champions League with a comfortable victory over 10-man Club Brugge as Marco Asensio struck twice to set up a clash with his parent club Paris Saint-Germain.

Marco Asensio scores twice as Villa's Champions League dream continues - Villa set up a Champions League quarter-final against PSG

When Paris Saint-Germain loaned Marco Asensio (29) out to Aston Villa in January, they perhaps didn’t expect to be reunited with the Spaniard quite so soon. However, an unlikely reunion is indeed

Aston Villa cruised to victory over Club Brugge at Villa Park to secure a quarter-final clash with Paris Saint-Germain. An early red card for Kyriani Sabbe made an already difficult task for the visitors all-but impossible as Villa ran out 3-0 winners on the night,

Marco Asensio starred as Aston Villa beat 10-man Club Brugge 3-0 on Wednesday to book a Champions League quarter-final clash with Paris Saint-Germain. Villa lost 1-0 at Brugge in the league phase and needed two goals in the final eight minutes to take control in the last-16 first leg.