Sky Sports Paul Merson pens his latest column on this weeks Champions League last-16 ties; Arsenal face a tricky game at PSV while Aston Villa head to Club Brugge on Tuesday; Liverpool must come back
Matz Sels celebrated Nottingham Forest beating Ipswich Town in the FA Cup fifth round, receiving a message from Aston Villa.
Villa looked like they could get a second, but Brugge stunned them with an equaliser in a frenetic start to the game. Christos Tzolis got the ball wide on the left, and cushioned it back to Maxim De Cuyper, whose low finish went past Emi Martínez and into the corner of the net.
Valverde was in action at the other end when Atlético had their first true attack on the home goal, making a brilliant clearance to deny a certain Julián Alvarez goal from Giuliano Simeone's cross. Alvarez got his goal shortly after,
Aston Villa midfielder Youri Tielemans says they face Chelsea today with the aim to win. Tielemans spies a chance to defeat Chelsea given their recent form slump. “They’ve been really good,” he said. “They have some quality players and have had some really good results.
Aston Villa midfielder Youri Tielemans says victory over Chelsea was deserved. Enzo Fernandez had Chelsea ahead early before Marco Asensio's brace for Villa saw the hosts to victory on Saturday night.
Youri Tielemans has spoken about Aston Villa's targets this season following their recent draw with Liverpool.
Brahim Diaz scored a second-half winner as hosts Real Madrid edged past neighbours Atletico Madrid 2-1 in a scrappy first leg of their Champions League Round of 16 tie on Tuesday after Julian Alvarez had cancelled out Rodrygo's opener.