Prince William erupted into celebration during a historic night at Villa Park as Aston Villa reached the Champions League quarter-finals.
The Birmingham based team took a 3-1 lead from the first-leg into Wednesday’s evenings match after last week’s victory in Belgium.
Aston Villa started the game slowly but were given a boost when Club Brugge had a man sent off just 16 minutes into the first-half.
Villa changed gear in the second-half and scored two quick-fire goals before adding a third to win the match 3-0.
Prince William erupted into celebration during a historic night at Villa Park as Aston Villa reached the Champions League quarter-finals.
The result meant Aston Villa won the tie 6-1 on aggregate and will now face Paris Saint Germain in the quarter-finals.
PSG knocked Liverpool out on penalties during the last-16 round.
Prince William, who has supported Aston Villa for decades, is expected to attend the clash against PSG in April at Villa Park.
On Wednesday afternoon, Prince William issued a message of support to Aston Villa ahead of their major Champions League clash against Belgian side Club Brugge.
Prince William has supported Aston Villa for decades.
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The Prince of Wales stopped off at Aston Villa’s training ground to speak with the players on Tuesday.
William was on his way to a royal engagement when he met with the Villa players.
The royal took to social media to share pictures of the meeting along with a message of support for the team.
William wrote on Instagram: “Great to pop in to see @avfcofficial yesterday ahead of tonight’s Champions League game!”
He added: “Up the Villa!” which is term used by Aston Villa fans to express support for the club.
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Prince William posted pictures of him greeting Aston Villa players including Morgan Rogers and Jacob Ramsey.
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Prince William posted pictures of him greeting Aston Villa players including Morgan Rogers and Jacob Ramsey.
Both Rogers and Ramsey will be hoping Thomas Tuchel names them in his first England squad since taking over as head coach of the Three Lions, which will be announced on Friday.
Last month, Prince William met with Tuchel in his role as patron of the Football Association.
Other players William was pictured with on Tuesday included Aston Villa’s vice captain and goalkeeper Emi Martinez, right-back Matty Cash and Belgian international Youri Tielemans.