Emery on striker 'balance', expectations and 'fantastic' Digne

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery has been speaking to the media before Tuesday's Champions League game against RB Leipzig (kick-off 20:00 GMT).

Here are the key lines from his news conference:

• Emery confirmed that Leon Bailey has "a small injury" and will not be available for Tuesday night but they will "wait and see" for Saturday's game.

• On their Champions League campaign so far: "We are very motivated and we are enjoying it. Tomorrow is matchday six and it is very important because more or less we feel close to the next round but we have an opportunity to be in the top eight and tomorrow is that match. It's going to be very difficult."

• He said Ollie Watkins and Jhon Duran are both "very good strikers" but with "different experiences". He added: "Next challenge is to play with both. We are trying and I will try again. We have to keep balance playing with both and that is the next challenge. First comes the team, but tomorrow is a very important match."

• On the expectations on this game being similar to the match against Brugge: "At the beginning, expectation was to try and enjoy it. Use experience from last year in another level this year. We are doing it fantastically. Even against Brugge, it was very good to learn. Tomorrow it is a new test. To be consistent as a team is our challenge."

• Emery praised Boubacar Kamara as a "very important" player for the "balance" he gives the team: "Tactically he is very intelligent and has capacity to play when we need to keep ball possession, cover, attacking and the transition. He is one player we have to continue the process with. When we arrive two years ago, the process was fantastic before his injury. He has now started playing with a better level than before injury."

• On the importance of left-back Lucas Digne: "He is a player like every coach would want. He is mature, very responsible. He wants to improve every day and to learn. Even when playing matches he wants to train more. Even after international breaks when we have two days off he only has one day off and comes and joins in training."

• He added: "On the field he is giving us a lot of moments of discipline. His mentality is fantastic and he wants more and more. He is an example for young players. How he is everyday trying to train, improving, learning, listening, and being humble. Humble with his experiences. When he arrived here his career was maybe going down but he reacted very well to our demands and he is really doing fantastic."