At 01:45 a.m. Beijing time on March 5, the first leg of the Champions League 1/8 finals, Aston Villa challenged Club Brugge away, and the two teams met in the Champions League stage this season, when Brugge defeated Aston Villa 1-0 at home, so it was a revenge battle for Emery.

In the first half, Mings headed in from a set-piece, Pele followed up with a volley to score, Dirk Yper pushed the equalizer for Club Brugge, Tsolis missed a single shot, Rodgers made an own goal, Cash made a point, and Asensio sealed the win with a penalty.

In the end, Aston Villa defeated Club Brugge 3-1 away, not only completing revenge, but also seizing the opportunity to advance to the last eight of the Champions League.

Brugge vs Aston Villa, Brugge lined up a 4231 formation, with a starting value of 93.5 million euros;Unai Emery lined up in a 4231 formation, Watkins stepped forward, Rodgers behind him, Rashford and Pele flanked him, Tielemans and McGinn partnered in the back, Digne, Mings, Konsa and Disasi formed a back four, Martinez was in goal, and the starting value was 351 million euros。

In this campaign, Unai Emery's Aston Villa is a solid counterattack, and the two teams have played each other before, so they know the roots. Club Brugge have more possession and shots on goal at home, but they are not very efficient. Villa's counter-attacks were sharp, set-pieces were high, and they played very concisely and efficiently. Or Emery is still strong in the cup, after changing 3 people in the second half, Aston Villa held down Brugge, and finally relied on Pele's blitzkrieg, Rodgers' own goal, and Cash's point and Asensio's point shot, 3-1 away to Brugge, it was really a double kill, not only revenge, but also the opportunity to advance.

Full game,Club Brugge managed 56% possession and 11 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target; Aston Villa had a total of 7 shots on goal with 4 of them on target。