Kensington Palace shares excited Prince William's emotional message to Aston Villa

Prince William has issued a message of support to his favourite football club Aston Villa ahead of their major Champions League clash against Belgian side Club Brugge on Wednesday.

The future King's excitement about the match has been shared on the The prince and Princess of Wales' official Instagram page as Aston Villa are bidding to reach the quarter-finals of the prestigious European football competition.

The picture were captioned" "Great to pop in to see @avfcofficial yesterday ahead of tonight’s Champions League game!"

William's favourite team go into the match as clear favourites having won the first leg 3-1 in Belgium. Aston Villa have not lost a Champions League home match this season having secured three wins and one draw from their four league phase matches at Villa Park.

Future King William, who is expected to be in attendance at tonight's last-16 second-leg match, stopped off at Aston Villa's training ground to speak with the players on Tuesday.

The Prince was on his way to a royal engagement when he met with the Villa players. The stunning pictures of the meeting were shared on his official Instagram with a message of support for the team.