Aston Villa secured progression to the Champions League knockout stages after a dramatic 4-2 win over Celtic, with Brendan Rodgers' side also reaching the last 16

BIRMINGHAM (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Morgan Rogers fired Aston Villa into the Champions League last 16 as the England forward's hat-trick inspired a dramatic 4-2 win against Celtic on Wednesday.

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Aston Villa thrashed Celtic by 4-2 in the last group-stage match in the Champions League. Their next challenge lies against

Aston Villa midfielder Morgan Rogers has a Champions League scoring feat of which Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Erling Haaland would be proud. He scored goals in the third and fifth minutes against Celtic to become the first player to score twice in the opening five minutes of a Champions League game according to statistics supplier Opta.

Aston Villa midfielder Morgan Rogers scored twice in two minutes to set a new record in the UEFA Champions League, against Celtic, in their league phase match at Villa Park on Thursday.

Stiliyan Petrov believes Morgan Rogers has the talent to become a star after his hat-trick helped Aston Villa progress to the last 16 of the Champions League.

Morgan Rogers celebrated the “highlight of his career so far” after his hat-trick helped Villa beat Celtic and qualify for the Champions League last-16.

It was Aston Villa who took the league thanks to Morgan Rogers in the third minute, but he didn't stop there when he scored again only two minutes later in the fifth minute. Celtic answered back, first in the 36th minute and then again to equalise in the 38th minute, both goals coming from Adam Idah.

It was a classic Euro night at Villa Park as the Hoops returned north of the border with plenty of credit in the bank

There were arrests made at Villa Park following incidents of disorder in the home and away sections of the stadium.