W ith the UEFA Champions League about to enter its knockout phase next week after the final round of league phase play last week, Europe's top clubs had big decisions to make rega

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

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

Aston Villa signed Donyell Malen, Andres Garcia, Marcus Rashford, Marco Asensio and Axel Disasi in the winter window

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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.

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

The January window has left Man City, Aston Villa and Spurs with some UEFA registration dilemmas; most teams can only register three new players between the league phase and the knockout rounds - City,

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery ‘argued’ with two of his January signings after being forced to exclude them from the club’s Champions League squad. Donyell Malen and Andres Garcia will not feature for the Villans in the knockout phase of the European competition.