Aston Villa boss Unai Emery has been speaking to the media before Wednesday's Champions League second leg against Club Brugge (kick-off 20:00 GMT). Villa won the first leg of the last-16 tie 3-1 in Belgium last week. Here are the key lines from his news conference:

Lucas Digne has been an ever-present in the squad for Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup fixtures, featuring in all but one top-flight game and starting 25 of the 29 matches so far. Digne joined Villa in 2022, when the club was under the leadership of Steven Gerrard, for a deal worth up to £25million from Everton.

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The same back four is expected to start the second leg against Club Brugge, and Brentford's late pressure should serve as a valuable dress rehearsal for a crucial night at Villa Park.

Unai Emery is not ready for Aston Villa’s Champions League journey to end as his side aim to book their quarter-final spot. Villa put one foot in the last eight with a 3-1 last-16 first-leg win over Club Brugge last week and they aim to finish the job at Villa Park on Wednesday.

Unai Emery has taken Aston Villa into the Champions League round of 16, where their match against Club Brugge will see the former Villarreal manager hit a new milestone

Aston Villa were handed a major boost on Tuesday ahead of the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie against Club Brugge as coach Unai Emery said three key players would return to the squad.