Aston Villa have won nine of their past 10 games across all competitions, while Newcastle have carried on their momentum from winning the Carabao Cup - despite now being without recovering manager Eddie Howe.

Aston Villa and Paris St Germain players were left looking quizzically at each other on Tuesday as the Europa League anthem blared out around Villa Park instead of the iconic Champions League song ahead of their quarter-final second leg.

They may well become the first Paris St-Germain team to win the Champions League and yet for all that lies ahead of this fine side, their night at Villa Park was 94 minutes when they will have wondered if the old curse might strike again.