A move to Villa has reinvigorated him, and only PSG's Ousmane Dembele (eight) has scored more goals in Europe's big five leagues across all competitions than Asensio since his debut for Villa last month (seven).

Reaching the quarter-finals of the Champions League would be a remarkable achievement for Villa, who were still playing in the Championship six years ago, and a clash with PSG, who defeated Liverpool in the last-16, would set up a special end to the season.