Unai Emery recently graded Aston Villa’s season as a seven out of 10, acknowledging while their progress in Europe has been eye-catching, they badly needed to kick-start their Premier League campaign to bank another Champions League adventure. Approaching the 89th minute, Villa’s season appeared to be stalling, a third consecutive draw incoming. Then the Chelsea goalkeeper Filip Jörgensen made a mess of a routine save, allowing Marco Asensio’s lukewarm volley from Marcus Rashford’s cross to squirm through his gloves.Rashford’s half-time arrival proved inspired given he also laid the ball on for Asensio to cancel out Enzo Fernández’s early strike. This was a big result for Villa after taking four points from their previous five matches and one that squeezes the order towards the top. Chelsea can vouch for that. Villa are now seventh, a point behind fifth-placed Bournemouth and sixth-placed Chelsea, though those above and below Emery’s side have at least one game in hand. Continue rea...

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Champions League hopefuls Aston Villa are reportedly bracing themselves for a hefty fine after allegedly breaching UEFA's spending regulations

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Liverpool, Arsenal and Aston Villa all remain in the Champions League knockout stages, with wins for the trio potentially boosting their English rivals' hopes of qualifying for next year's competition

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Arsenal, Aston Villa and Liverpool will participate in the Champions League Round of 16 next month with all three teams learning their fixture dates and kick-off times

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The last 16 first legs will be played on 4 and 5 March, with the return legs on 11 and 12 March

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Aston Villa have been drawn against Club Brugge in the last 16 of the Champions League and will face Liverpool or Paris Saint-Germain in the quarter-finals if they win

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Liverpool, Arsenal and Aston Villa have been drawn against Paris Saint-Germain, PSV Eindhoven and Club Brugge respectively in the last 16 of the new-look Champions League format

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Liverpool, Arsenal and Aston Villa have learned their Champions League fates as their route to Munich - and the Champions League final - has now been mapped out

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Liverpool, Arsenal and Aston Villa have learned their Champions League fates as their route to Munich - and the Champions League final - has now been mapped out

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Manchester United and Tottenham also learn who they will take on in the Europa League as the big matches are drawn – as well as Chelsea in the UEFA Conference League

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The Champions League play-offs are done and dusted, and it's time to make the draw for the round of 16, as Liverpool, Arsenal and Aston Villa eagerly await their next opponents

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The three Premier League sides will learn who they face in the round of 16, as well as their potential opponents in the quarter-finals and semi-finals

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Unai Emery's men have reached the last 16 of this year's competition but are desperate to reach next season's tournament, and are just five points off fourth, despite a five-match winless run

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The 16 teams in the Champions League round of 16 have been confirmed following the knockout play-off round, with three Premier League representatives still alive

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Manchester United and Tottenham both directly qualified for the last 16 of the Europa League and they've now discovered which two teams they can each face following the play-offs

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Aston Villa have enjoyed an impressive debut Champions League campaign and their route forward in the tournament will soon become a lot clearer with some paths easier than others

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The round of 16 in the Champions League has been set as Liverpool, Arsenal and Aston Villa have their route to the final in Munich set in the bracket

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The draw for the next round of the Champions League will take place on Friday and Arsenal, Aston Villa and Liverpool now know the two potential teams they could face

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Champions League, 8pm GMT kick-off (first leg: 3-2)Aston Villa v Liverpool: our Premier League liveblogLive scores | Read today’s Football Daily | Mail MichaelFor Real Madrid, there’s a big boost with the return of Antonio Rüdiger in central defence. The German hasn’t played in nearly three weeks, since the defeat to Espanyol on 1 February. I wonder how fit he is.Just as he did in Manchester, Dani Ceballos is selected in central midfield. Camavinga, Guler and Modric on the bench.Erling trained a bit yesterday but we spoke and he said he didn’t feel good. He is massively important to us but it is what it is. Hopefully we will stay in the game for many, many, many minutes. We know what we have to do in terms of courage. Continue reading...

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Reasons for Arsenal to be optimistic ahead of Liverpool games against Aston Villa, Manchester City and Newcastle

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