'If anyone is going to turn it round, it's us'

MORGAN Rogers believes that if any team can overturn a two-goal deficit against Paris Saint-Germain, it’s Villa.

- By JOHN TOWNLEY

Confidence is high at Bodymoor Heath ahead of tonight's Champions League quarter-final second leg against the French champions.

Rogers gave Villa an unexpected lead at the Parc des Princes last week, before Desire Doue equalised just before half-time.

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia then turned the game around, scoring PSG's second of the night shortly after the restart, before Nuno Mendes made it 3-1 in second-half stoppage time.

"There's massive belief," said Rogers. "Most people wrote us off before the tie. The first leg, I think we gave a pretty good account of ourselves.

"Of course, there are details and areas we want to improve and learn from but ultimately we know what they're like now we've played them and we're more comfortable in that sense of having already played them.

"We know there's a task at hand but we're excited, under the lights at home, playing in the quarter-finals of this competition. There are not many places better to be. If anyone's going to turn it round, it’s going to be us. We're excited for the challenge."