Key events
Aston Villa 0-0 Club Brugge (agg 3-1): Rashford is now playing down the middle. Will he embrace the role? He rarely did in recent years at United.
Aston Villa 0-0 Club Brugge (agg 3-1): Asensio and Bailey are on for Watkins and Kamara for the second half.
I got back home from Anfield at 1am and I am working off around four hours sleep, so apologies if I drop off amid the lack of drama.
Arsenal 2-1 PSV (agg 9-2): We are back playing at the Emirates. Veerman on for Schouten.
GOAL! Portsmouth 0-2 Plymouth (Hardie, 49): If the score stays like this, Argyle will only be three points from safety.
Half-time reading:
Half time: Aston Villa 0-0 Club Brugge (agg 3-1)
Brugge are down to 10 men and face a very difficult task to get back into this.
David Paradine lives in hope: “Can I just say that I have been waiting 75 years for Arsenal to call me out of the crowd to play in goal. Today,with nothing at stake, would have been the perfect opportunity.I am devastated.”
Half time: Arsenal 2-1 PSV (agg 9-2)
We are not witnessing the greatest comeback in history.
Aston Villa 0-0 Club Brugge (agg 3-1): Mings finds Rashford, who takes a lovely first touch and fires off a decent shot but it lacks accuracy.
Arsenal 2-1 PSV (agg 9-2): The Gunners break and Sterling is sent through on goal, he tries to dink the ball over the goalkeeper but Benitez does well to save.
Giovanni Cafagna emails: “Following the (expected) disappointment of my team (AC Milan – formerly giants of the CL, now midgets who might not even make the Conference League next year) being deservedly kicked out, I’m just enjoying the football and supporting no-one. It’s a liberating, child-like, free-flowing, no-drama, all-encompassing, kind of joy. Four devices on, showing all the matches. It’s feast for the eyes. The only caveat is my wife who does not accept such universal commitment to watch the beautiful game, especially when Corrie is on. Thank God for the person who invented the recording device.”
Aston Villa 0-0 Club Brugge (agg 3-1): Watkins shoots from 60 yards out and it does not go well. His effort bounces slowly into the hands of Mignolet.
In worse news … Watkins is down and needs treatment.
Arsenal 2-1 PSV (agg 9-2): “Can I just say that if Kieran Tierney gets injured playing from the start of this meaningless Arsenal caper that I and several thousand other Celtic fans will be travelling to that London to basically batter have a polite word with Arteta senseless? No offence mind.”
None taken, Stephen McCrossan.
GOAL! Arsenal 2-1 PSV (Rice, 37) (agg 9-2)
More good work by Sterling on the right, who drives to the byline and chips a cross for Rice to head home.
Arsenal 1-1 PSV (agg 8-2): Onno emails to suggest: “Considering Jorginho is destined for coaching, Tierney is destined for Celtic, Zinchenko is playing against his old club, and Sterling seems to be in a testimonial season … this may be a testimonial for all four!”
Aston Villa 0-0 Club Brugge (agg 3-1): Talbi cuts in from the right and takes aim but his left-footed shot lacks power and is snaffled by Martinez.
Arsenal 1-1 PSV (agg 8-2): YELLOW CARD! Babadi is cautioned for a cynical foul on Sterling.
GOAL! Portsmouth 0-1 Plymouth (Bundu, 44): Hope for Argyle in the fight to stay up.
Aston Villa 0-0 Club Brugge (agg 3-1): Watkins looks like he is through goal but Ordonez gets back to win the ball from the England striker.
Aston Villa 0-0 Club Brugge (agg 3-1): I feel Villa could easily up their effort here and get this match done with.
Aston Villa 0-0 Club Brugge (agg 3-1): What can Hayen’s side do now? Not much, I would suspect.
“Dear Will – hope Mrs. Unwin is enjoying the games along with you,” says Benjamin. She is not. “I was hoping PSG would progress against Liverpool, as I felt the chances of an ‘off-colour’ performance was higher for PSG in any quarter-final, should Villa manage to complete the job tonight – hopefully ‘at a canter’ (It’s race-week here in Cheltenham, sorry!)
“Am slightly regretting that view, as of today, given how good the Parisians looked.
“What is certain is that Villa will need Boubacar Kamara, so am very glad to see him returning from the start tonight. Whilst he’s clearly not Rodri, he absolutely provides calm collected competence in front of the defence that Villa have sorely missed.
“Am also hopeful that Pau Torres might be back to fitness before any potential quarter-final… Mings is a Villain through and through but he always, always carries a risk of a mistake – being the villain, as well as the hero, in fact.
“I think the end of the season looks fairly bright, however – the squad options are increasing as players return to fitness, and the players coming back strengthen the side. I’m feeling pretty positive from my bar-stool in the Frog.”
RED CARD! Aston Villa 0-0 Club Brugge (Kyriani Sabbe)
The Brugge defender is dismissed for pulling down Rashford when through on goal.
Arsenal 1-1 PSV (agg 8-2): This has the feel of a testimonial. I do hope Pascal Olmeta comes on son to dribble out from his own net.
GOAL! Stoke 1-0 Blackburn (Al Hamadi, 19): Mark Robins’ side are ahead.
Aston Villa 0-0 Club Brugge (agg 3-1): Villa have a free-kick on the edge of the box. Tielemans curls it towards the bottom corner but Mignolet gets down well to stop.
GOAL! Arsenal 1-1 PSV (Perisic, 19) (agg 8-2)
The former Spurs man scores after being given far too much space in the box. The comeback is on!
Aston Villa 0-0 Club Brugge: The hosts have had a quarter of possession. I appreciate they have a lead but you would hope they had a touch more intent to kill the tie.
Aston Villa 0-0 Club Brugge: Rashford bursts into the box but his touch is a little heavy, allowing Mignolet to come claim.
GOAL! Watford 1-0 Swansea (Sissoko, 27): The Hornets are ahead, giving their playoff hopes a boost.
Arsenal 1-0 PSV: GOAL! Sterling gets the ball on the right and finds his former City colleague Zinchenko who does the rest from the edge of the box.