Marcus Rashford, Axel Disasi and Marco Asensio, however, have been added to Villa's squad for the UCL knockout phase.

Unai Emery has confirmed new signings Andres Garcia and Donyell Malen will be left out of the Aston Villa squad for the Champions League’s knockout rounds.UEFA rules dictate that a maximum of three

Aston Villa have named their squad for the Champions League knockout rounds, with only three of their five new signings included. UEFA rules stipulate that Villa could only add three new players to the squad which they named for the league phase,

The Dutch forward was sold an ambitious project by Unai Emery, with the cachet of Champions League football carrying significant appeal

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Signed very much for his potential, 21-year-old Spanish right-back Andres Garcia is unlikely to see too much action when Emery has a full complement of players available. He was always favourite to be one of the two not picked for the Champions League.

Striker Marcus Rashford believes he can help Aston Villa enjoy a deep run in the Champions League after on Sunday joining on loan from Manchester United for the rest of the season.

Marcus Rashford joined Aston Villa in the January transfer window, with boss Unai Emery already being forced to make difficult decisions when naming his Champions League squad

Aston Villa signed attacker Donyell Malen and right-back Andres Garcia in the winter transfer window, but the pair have been left out of the club’s squad for the Champions League knockout

Unai Emery has left Donyell Malen and Andres Garcia out of Aston Villa’s squad for the Champions League knockout phase. Villa signed Malen from Borussia Dortmund last month in a deal worth €23 million (£19m) plus €3m (£2.