Villa Ride Streak into Paris for Champs League

Aston Villa will have to suffer in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final at newly crowned French champions Paris Saint-Germain, but the Birmingham side are targeting a win in the April 9 tie, midfielder Morgan Rogers said.

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BIRMINGHAM - Aston Villa will have to suffer in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final at newly crowned French champions Paris Saint-Germain, but the Birmingham side are targeting a win in the April 9 tie, midfielder Morgan Rogers said.

The 22-year-old scored the opener in Villa's 2-1 English Premier League win over third-placed Nottingham Forest on April 5, their seventh straight victory in all competitions.

"We obviously understand that we're up against a colossal side in PSG and we know it's going to be difficult. We know we're going to have to suffer in the game," Rogers said.

"They've got world-class players all around the team. But at the same time, we're there to win the tie at the end of the day.

"We're in there for a reason. We've got to the quarter-final for the way we've played and how we've been in the competition."

Winger Marco Asensio, on loan from PSG, has had a major impact on Villa's campaign, while Manchester United loanee Marcus Rashford has also enjoyed a good run of form.