Unai Emery's men have reached the last 16 of this year's competition but are desperate to reach next season's tournament, and are just five points off fourth, despite a five-match winless run

Youri Tielemans put in a commanding performance for Aston Villa as they came away with a valuable 3-1 first-leg victory in Belgium.

Paul Merson gives his verdict on three of Aston Villa's in-form players, namely Marco Asensio, Marcus Rashford and Youri Tielemans.

Aston Villa midfielder Youri Tielemans says they face Chelsea today with the aim to win. Tielemans spies a chance to defeat Chelsea given their recent form slump. “They’ve been really good,” he said. “They have some quality players and have had some really good results.

Champions League line-ups as Rashford starts but Asensio drops out - Unai Emery’s men impressed during the league phase and must now fight past the Belgian side

Aston Villa midfielder Youri Tielemans says victory over Chelsea was deserved. Enzo Fernandez had Chelsea ahead early before Marco Asensio's brace for Villa saw the hosts to victory on Saturday night.

The latest Aston Villa news as the two January signings combined for both goals in a 2-1 comeback win over Chelsea at Villa Park.

However, things aren’t the same in the domestic league as the Villans are 10th on the points table. They will next lock horns with Brentford in an away package this weekend. Unai Emery’s side

Aston Villa fans were blown away by how John McGinn and Youri Tielemans fared in the Premier League win over Chelsea on Saturday.

Villa looked like they could get a second, but Brugge stunned them with an equaliser in a frenetic start to the game. Christos Tzolis got the ball wide on the left, and cushioned it back to Maxim De Cuyper, whose low finish went past Emi Martínez and into the corner of the net.

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Brentford will be looking to continue their good run of form in the Premier League on Saturday evening (5.30pm kick-off GMT), when Aston Villa visit Gtech Community Stadium live on Sky Sports. Thomas