Aston Villa manager Unai Emery has set the objective for Tuesday’s second leg clash in the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals at Villa Park, Afrosport reports.
The Villains were beaten 3-1 in the first leg at the Parc des Princes and will have it all to do to turn the tie around in front of home supporters.
Emery stated that his team need to show consistency and also prepare for the possibility of extra time and a penalty shootout.
“We played how we wanted to at Paris St-Germain but the result obviously wasn’t what we hoped for. If we are winning, we can be close,” the Spaniard said.
“Our objective is to play with one strong plan in our tactical way tomorrow and try to be consistent and try to understand how the match is going in 90 minutes.
“When we were winning at Club Brugge also, we were ready to play extra time. Our plan is the same that if we are getting extra time, that’s good and if we are getting a penalty shootout, that’s fantastic as well.”
When quizzed what Aston Villa’s chances are of turning the tie around, Emery said: “I have experiences of comebacks. Both positive and negative.
“But now, it’s something different. We want to write the history of Aston Villa – last year in the Conference League, this year in the Champions League and hopefully for years to come in Europe.”
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Should Aston Villa manage to win the tie on aggregate, they would be reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League for the first time since 1982 when they won what was previously known as the European Cup.
