Matty Cash was keen to stress it’s only half-time in their last 16 tie against Club Brugge having claimed a 3-1 first leg lead in Belgium.
Brandon Mechele’s 82nd-minute own goal and Marco Asensio’s penalty, after Cash was brought down in the area, handed the Villans the spoils late on at Jan Breydelstadion.
Leon Bailey’s well-taken strike with just three minutes on the clock had earlier given the visitors the lead before Maxim De Cuyper quickly equalised.
Unai Emery’s side now head into next Wednesday’s second leg at Villa Park with a two-goal advantage, but Cash is refusing to get complacent.
“I think you’ve got to look at them, they’re a great team,” he said.
“They’re playing full of confidence as well, I think they’ve been unbeaten here for a while.
“They had a massive win against Atalanta (in the play-offs), who are a good team as well.
“Obviously, we’re strong at Villa Park, we love playing there with our fans but we’ve got to respect the opposition.
“They’re an amazing side, they can hurt teams.
“It’s half-time, we’re two goals ahead at the minute.
“We’re looking forward to it next week.”
Having missed the last two matches due to injury, Cash returned to Villa’s matchday squad to face the Blauw-Zwart.
He stepped off the bench as part of a quadruple substitution in the 64th minute and helped play his part in the success.
The right-back admits he “probably has come back a little bit early” but had his comeback sights set on the clash in Brugge.
And it was a night to remember as Villa went some way to banishing the memory of their 1-0 league phase defeat in November.
“It was a big victory here,” Cash added.
“Obviously we came here a few months ago and didn’t get the result or the performance we wanted.
“And that was a challenge we set ourselves, to come here and, firstly, get a result but a performance as well, we wanted to put on a good show.
“It was a good Champions League night in the end.”
