Villa already had a 3-1 cushion from the first leg and cruised through to set up a quarter-final tie against Paris Saint-Germain, which beat one of the favourites in Liverpool on penalties.

Brugge began the second leg better and gave Villa some early scares, but it faced a daunting challenge after Kyriana Saba was sent off for pulling down Marcus Rashford, who was through on goal in the 16th minute.

Villa could not immediately capitalise on its numerical advantage, but it did so in the second half. Half-time substitute Marco Asensio swivelled and scored from close range in the 50th minute after a pass from fellow substitute Leon Bailey.

Ian Maatsen then met Morgan Rogers's pull-back seven minutes later, side-footing in Villa's second goal with the help of a deflection, with a VAR check confirming the latter had stayed onside. 

Asensio, who had struck the post from a one-on-one situation against Simon Mignolet shortly after opening the scoring, swept home in the 61st minute from a cutback by the marauding Rashford, to the joy of a packed and bouncing Villa Park.

Mignolet then denied Matty Cash, while Youri Tielemans fired wide, though Villa's passage into the last eight was already confirmed.