Marco Asensio came off the bench to score twice as Aston Villa cruised to a 3-0 win over Club Brugge, sealing their place in the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals with a commanding 6-1 aggregate victory.
Brugge started brightly, with captain Hans Vanaken nearly scoring early on, but their hopes faded after Kyriani Sabbe’s 17th-minute red card for fouling Marcus Rashford.
Despite being down to ten men, the visitors still tested Villa, forcing Emiliano Martínez into action.
Unai Emery’s second-half changes proved decisive, as Asensio fired in a stunning opener just five minutes after coming on.
Ian Maatsen then doubled Villa’s lead before Asensio tapped in a Rashford cross to complete his brace.
Villa, now on a four-game winning streak, will face Paris Saint-Germain in the last eight, while Brugge’s dreams of a historic quarter-final ended with back-to-back European defeats.
