

Two late goals, including a Marco Asensio penalty, gave Villa the victory in Belgium 1-3 to puncture the hopes of the hosts who performed so well for so long. Leon Bailey's early opener for Villa at the Jan Breydelstadion was soon cancelled out by a Maxim De Cuyper leveller.
Club Brugge had been more than a match for their Premier League visitors, but Brandon Mechele's 82nd-minute own goal restored Villa's lead. Asensio, on as a substitute, then converted an 88th-minute penalty, his fifth goal in four games wrapping up the victory which put the 1982 European Cup winners in a very strong position.
"Today I am happy but calm," Emery said. "We are not in the quarter-finals. There are still 90 minutes to play and we are ready in case we need extra time and a penalty shoot-out because I know how many difficulties there can be in each match."