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.

None of Mings, McGinn or Watkins were pencilled in for superstardom or to reach the levels of playing in Europe's blue-chip competition

Marco Asensio scored twice for Aston Villa as Unai Emery’s men sealed a comprehensive aggregate triumph over Club Brugge.

Villa have taken the lead and it’s the former Brentford man Ollie Watkins who has fired the visitors in front. The 29 year old receives the ball on the left hand side and cuts in to drive a well-struck deflected shot through Flekken’s legs to open the scoring.

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.

Aston Villa have stormed into the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time since the 1982/83 season, thanks to a Marco Asensio-inspired 3-0 thrashing of Club Brugge at Villa Park.