Aston Villa boss Unai Emery persuaded Daniel Schlager to go “against the laws of the game” as Aston Villa beat Club Brugge in the Champions League on Wednesday. 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,

Emery's side booked their place in the last-eight with a three-goal home win over Club Brugge to complete a 6-1 aggregate victory.

Tyrone Mings has warned Paris Saint-Germain of Aston Villa’s firepower after beating Club Brugge 6-1 on aggregate in the round of 16. After winning 3-1 in Belgium last week, Villa were playing against 10 men for most of the second leg after Kyriani Sabbe denied Marcus Rashford a goal-scoring opportunity.