Former Aston Villa midfielder Thomas Hitzlsperger explains why it will take time for them to achieve regular Champions League football.

Aston Villa have cashed in on Jhon Duran, with his sale to Al-Nassr set to swell the Midlands club's coffers and hand Unai Emery a massive warchest for the transfer window

Former Aston Villa and Celtic midfielder Stiliyan Petrov says Morgan Rogers looks like he is enjoying his football under Unai Emery at Villa. "Another great game for Morgan Rogers - he was too much to handle for Celtic,

Analysis of a frenetic clash that saw Villa prevail and book their place in the Champions League's knockout phase

Despite a 4-2 defeat, Celtic remained competitive throughout the match, with Villa boss Emery impressed by them. The Spaniard was directly asked about his opponents' performance in his post-match press conference: "Good," he said.

Unai Emery’s men will be hoping they can leapfrog into guaranteed automatic qualification as they sit just outside the top eight.

After finishing the league phase as the eighth seed, Aston Villa were paired with seventh seed Lille in the bracket for the last-16. The teams which finished ninth, 10th, 23rd and 24th will now face off with the two winners then being drawn against the seeded teams.

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery has said Ollie Watkins is "happy to stay" at the club following Arsenal's bid for the striker.

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Aston Villa boss Unai Emery says Ollie Watkins wants to stay at the club after Arsenal made a bid for the striker. Watkins was the subject of a rejected offer from the Gunners earlier this week, reported to be £60million.

Chelsea are delaying Axel Disasi's proposed loan move to Aston Villa despite the French defender being eager to join Unai Emery's side, according to L'Equipe.