Fireworks exploded above the stadium at the final whistle to greet Aston Villa's progress to the Champions League quarterfinals in the club’s first season in Europe’s top competition in 41 years. There's no doubting who made the most explosive impact in Villa's 3-0 win over Club Brugge on Wednesday.

When Paris Saint-Germain loaned Marco Asensio (29) out to Aston Villa in January, they perhaps didn’t expect to be reunited with the Spaniard quite so soon. However, an unlikely reunion is indeed

BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — A clinical second half double from Marco Asensio took Aston Villa into the FA Cup quarterfinals for the first time in a decade after beating plucky Cardiff City 2-0 on Friday.