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Aston Villa boss Unai Emery urges his side to be 'more intelligent' after Sunday's dismal 4-1 defeat by Spurs... and insists they must be 'tactically and emotionally' stronger to keep up their perfect Champions League start

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Unai Emery has stressed all season that the Premier League is Aston Villa’s priority and beating Club Brugge on Wednesday would allow them to focus on it fully.

Villa suffered a mini-wobble by losing to Crystal Palace and Tottenham in the space of four days and another slip-up in Belgium would be unwelcome, especially with a trip to Liverpool on the horizon.

Yet Villa’s perfect record in the Champions League so far affords them breathing space and three more points against Brugge would virtually guarantee them a spot in the knockout stages.