Morgan Rogers believes Villa Park can push Aston Villa into CL semi-finals | OneFootball

True belief is important. Considering the position Aston Villa now find themselves in, it will be hugely important for Tuesday's Champions League fixture. By all means, two goals is a closable gap. Playing in Europe can often bring out the best in players and lead to special, all-time performances.

It's one thing for the manager to speak on being confident; it's another thing for those on the roster to repeat it. Everyone in the club truly believes it; it becomes dangerous for all opposing teams. While those outside of the Villa fanbase will scoff at the idea, the people who ultimately matter know what's possible and what it will take to achieve the needed result to advance.

The Villans know better than anyone how good PSG is. Particularly in the attack, Tuesday's visitors will bring a lot of quality with them from France. That doesn't make it a foregone conclusion that the Ligue 1 side will make it to the semi-finals. In what will most definitely be a raucous Villa Park atmosphere, the boost and familiar grounds can help to sway the odds back in favor of AVFC.

Unai Emery has preached that it's halftime. This mindset is a good approach from the manager. Rather than viewing the second leg as an impossible mountain to climb, he's positioning his players to treat this match as any other while trailing after 45 minutes. The onus becomes on the losing side to seize control back, and it's known that one costly error can make the deficit insurmountable. There is still a good chance to make something and come out victorious.

Watkins speaks on Aston Villa mentality

Speaking with the media prior to the Champions League fixture, Morgan Rogers elaborated on the team message from the Villa boss:

The midfielder knows what playing in front of the claret and blue faithful can do for both sides. In terms of who starts, any players who enter the fray as substitutes will equally receive the second boost from the home crowd push.

For a manager who consistently nails his in-game adjustments, halftime means that the Spaniard will soon make some changes from the first leg to give his team the best chance. The second-half maestro will know which buttons to push in order to, at the very least, ensure that Aston Villa go down with a fight.