With the best will in the world, Aston Villa are going to go out of the Champions League. They do have players capable of scoring the goals they need against Paris-St Germain in the second leg of their quarter-final,

Aston Villa had to rely on substitutes Ollie Watkins, Donyell Malen and John McGinn to give them a 3-0 away win at relegated Southampton in the Premier League on Saturday. Watkins scored in the 73rd minute and Malen six minutes later after both came on midway through the second half to help lift Villa to fifth in the standings.

Aston Villa surged to a 3-0 victory late on at Southampton on Saturday, as Unai Emery worked his magic with substitutes. MORE – Full match replay Aaron Ramsdale denied Marco Asensio twice from the penalty spot,