Unai Emery: "I analysed the shortcomings of the last match and hope to do better tomorrow"

The first round of the Champions League round of 16 is about to begin, Aston Villa will face Bruges at home, which is their second encounter in the Champions League this season.

The last game was when Aston Villa played away against Bruges in the Champions League group stage, and Aston Villa lost 0-1. Coach Unai Emery has analyzed the shortcomings of the last game and hopes to do better in the first leg of the round of 16.

At the pre-match press conference, Emery said: "We have a certain understanding of them, and we also know more about ourselves. We played here in November last year and now it is March. With the progress of the team, I hope we can perform better this time."

"The key to the game is competitiveness, which is crucial in every game. We analyzed the last game and the opponent played very well, but our competitive state at that time was not up to the standard I wanted."

“We need to stay focused and work together to achieve our goals through the players’ individual abilities, mentality, technical characteristics and their tactical execution in attack and defence. Last time we played here, we were not competitive enough.”

"The players are aware of this and we have analysed our shortcomings and hope to do better tomorrow. First of all, we need to understand our opponents better and limit them in tactics and personal confrontation."

"Secondly, we need to play to our strengths in our tactical system and let the players find a comfortable rhythm on the field. Finally, to play our own football, we need to maintain motivation, passion, emotional stability and show high-quality games."