The Belgium international has been an essential part of Villa’s success this season and is the only player to have started every match in the Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup this season.
Emery is confident Tielemans can keep delivering during what promises to be a hectic run in,
The boss said: “He (Tielemans) has been consistent. We are trying to identify if he needs rest, but he did it (rest) for a few minutes at Preston and Brighton.
“He is feeling good and physically he is playing 90 minutes more or less comfortably. He is important because he is a player who we need to take the tempo on the field.”
Villa will train at Bodymoor Heath on Tuesday morning before jetting to France ahead of Wednesday’s Champions League quarter-final first leg with Emery’s former club Paris Saint-Germain.
Emery’s men have won their last seven matches and the boss continued: “We are motivated and excited.
“They (PSG) are the favourites, but we are going to play those matches competing and adapting to them. We want to impose our structure tactically.
“Momentum is fantastic. We are very focused on each match, very focused on how we can improve and how we can get better.”
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