Unai Emery hoping Aston Villa can compete as they face ‘favourites’ Juventus

“It’s a team with Real Madrid in Spain, Bayern Munich in Germany, Paris St Germain in France and Juventus,” he said. “They are maybe the best teams in the world, historically and now."

Unai Emery will be eyeing another massive scalp on Wednesday night (David Davies/PA)

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery called Juventus one of the superpowers of world football ahead of their Champions League meeting on Wednesday.

Villa will be eyeing another massive scalp after they beat Bayern Munich last month when Thiago Motta’s Serie A outfit come to Villa Park.