Aston Villa supervisor Unai Emery says new signings Marco Asensio and Marcus Rashford will assist them within the Champions League after they tackle Membership Brugge on Tuesday.
Asensio has scored 4 occasions in his final three appearances whereas Rashford has been a artistic power since arriving on mortgage from Manchester United.
Villa suffered defeat in Bruges in November, happening to a weird second-half penalty after Tyrone Mings picked up the ball from Emiliano Martinez’s aim kick.
Emery mentioned: “We added gamers with expertise in Europe, normally they’re enjoying within the highest degree and they’ll assist us lots, however we’ll see it.
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“The method they’re doing, progressively adapting to us goes effectively and getting higher as effectively – how we wish to attempt to use our construction, defensively, offensively.
“We’re not going to get our goal by way of solely particular person gamers. We’re going to get our goal collectively, constructing our construction as robust as potential.
“Then our particular person gamers can show their talent. That is the problem we have now, it’s my problem, the gamers’ problem and every one has the target, hopefully we will share collectively, getting our goal within the subsequent three months.”
Emery expects his gamers to supply a efficiency in Belgium – and in the event that they win over two legs Villa will face both PSG or Liverpool within the final eight.
Emery mentioned: “Once we performed right here, we didn’t compete like I wish to do. And, in fact, the gamers they know, and we analysed why we didn’t compete in that second.
“Hopefully we will do extra. We have to get the stability and to play, attempting to handle our feelings effectively, as a result of now, in fact, it’s a key second for the season, tomorrow and the second leg on this competitors.
“And we have now to attempt to play being accountable, being mature and emotionally stronger.”