Prince of Wales congratulates Aston Villa after Europa League final victory
William was present for his team’s first European final since 1982. Source link
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Aston Villa win Europa League to end 30-year trophy drought
Freiburg Atubolu; Kübler, Ginter, Lienhart, Treu; Eggestein, Hofler; Beste, Manzambi, Grifo; Matanovic. Substitutes Müller, Huth, Jung, Osterhage, Scherhant, Holer, Irie, Philipp, Gunter, Makengo, Rosenfelder, Ogbus. Aston Villa Martínez; Cash, Konsa, Torres, Digne; Lindelof, Tielemans; McGinn, Rogers, Buendía; Watkins. Substitutes Bizot, Wright, Mings, Elliott, García, Abraham, Sancho, Douglas Luiz, Maatsen, Onana, Bogarde, Bailey. Referee: François Letexier (France) Source link
Ollie Watkins eyes World Cup spot after joining Aston Villa’s 100 club
Aston Villa: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Torres, Digne, McGinn, Onana, Tielemans, Buendia, Watkins, Rogers. Subs: Bizot, Wright, Lindelof, Mings, Elliott, Garcia, Abraham, Sancho, Douglas Luiz, Maatsen, Bogarde, Bailey. Bologna: Ravaglia, Joao Mario, Vitik, Freuler, Casale, Miranda, Ferguson, Moro, Bernardeschi, Castro, Rowe. Subs: Pessina, Franceschelli, Pobega, Orsolini, Heggem, Zortea, Odgaard, Lykogiannis, Sohm, Cambiaghi, Castaldo. Referee: Jose Maria Sanchez Source link
Nottingham Forest recreate magic from Clough era to set up all-English Europa Leaguesemi-final
Both sides emerge from the tunnel and we are just moments away from kick-off at the City Ground. Here is a reminder of how the two sides line up tonight: Nottingham Forest: Ortega, Cunha, Murillo, Williams; Aina, Gibbs-White, Sangare, Dominguez, Ndoye; Hutchinson; Wood.Substitutes: Sels, Willows, Morato, Hudson-Odoi, Jesus, Lucca, Yates, McAtee, Bakwa, Milenkovic, Abbott, Sinclair. Porto: Costa, Costa, Silva, Bednarek, Zaidu; Fofana, Rosario, Veiga; Gomes, Moffi, Sainz.Substitutes: Ramos, Costa, Kiwior, Froholdt, Pepe, Prpic, Varela, Gui, Silva, Bras, Moura, Mora. Source link
Aston Villa have one foot in Europa League semi-final thanks to Watkins double in Bologna
Aston Villa have one foot in Europa League semi-final thanks to Watkins double in Bologna Source link
John McGinn becomes the heartbeat of Unai Emery’s quest for Europa League immortality
Both sides emerge from the tunnel at Villa Park and we are moments away from kick-off. The home fans pay tribute to their manager bringing up 100 wins in charge of Villa. Here is a reminder of how the two sides line up tonight: Aston Villa: Martinez, Bogarde, Lindelof, Torres, Maatsen, Luiz, Onana, McGinn, Rogers, Sancho, Abraham.Substitutes: Bizot, Wright, Mings, Konsa, Digne, Cash, Garcia, Elliott, Buendia, Bailey, Watkins. Lille: Ozer, Ngoy, Alexsandro, Mbemba, Perraud, Bouaddi, Bentalab, Mukau, Meunier, Giroud, Correia.Substitutes: Bodart, Lanssade, Fernandez-Pardo, Haraldsson, Edjouma, Tiago Santos, Mandi, Verdonk, Diaoune, Baret, Boussadia. Source link
Notts Forest relish break from relegation fight after shoot-out win to reach Europa quarter-finals
It is a shame for Nottingham Forest supporters that they have not been able to fully enjoy the possibilities of a first European campaign in a generation because of an ongoing fight against relegation. Forest will need to overturn a 1-0 deficit against Danish club Midtjylland and reach the Europa League quarter-finals, but a pivotal domestic fixture at Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday looms. Forest are above West Ham United and the relegation zone on goal difference, and one point behind Spurs. Vitor Pereira, appointed as Forest’s head coach following Sean Dyche’s departure, played down the possibility of wholesale changes. He said: “We are in a moment where we need to be united. I cannot have players for one game and other players for another game. “They worked a lot to be here [in the Europa League]. We need them for tomorrow. We need to see the team united and everyone in condition to help. “We don’t have a big squad. It means it is important we feel we are together in this game, trying to …
The Europa League has become Forest’s unwanted distraction after Midtjylland take control
The Europa and Conference Leagues have reached the last-16 stage and we will be focused on two English clubs in action tonight. At the City Ground, Nottingham Forest host Midtjylland. When these teams met on this ground during the league phase, Midtjylland won 3-2 over Ange Postecoglou’s Forest in early October. Fast forward a couple of managers later and Forest head into this last-16 tie with Vitor Pereira at the helm. Forest are only outside of the relegation zone on goal difference but Pereira is not writing off Europe to solely focus on Premier League survival. “For now, we try to be competitive in both, in the Europe League and try to get points and results in our league,” Pereira said. “I need to try to balance, but to be competitive in the next game and afterwards against Fulham. It is important for the players to be ready to help the team, we need to be ready to challenge and perform. We have quality in the squad, they are working hard, with good energy, trying …
Aston Villa turn into route-one Wimbledon to earn precious first-leg lead against Lille
Lille Ozer; Santos, Mbemba, Mandi, Perraud; André, Bentaleb, Mukau, Haraldsson; Perrin, Giroud Substitutes Bodart, Lanssade, Ngoy, Ribeiro, Meunier, Verdonk, Correia, Bouaddi, Boussadia, Fernandéz, Edjouma, Diaoune Aston Villa Martínez; Bogarde, Konsa, Torres, Digne; Sancho, Luiz, Onana; Sancho, Buendía, Rogers; Watkins Substitutes Bizot, Wright, Lindelof, Mings, García, Maatsen, McGinn, Elliott, Bailey, Abraham Source link
Nottingham Forest survive Fenerbahce scare to reach Europa League last 16
Nottm Forest Ortega; Jair Cunha, Murillo, Morato, Hutchinson, Dominguez, Yates, Anderson, Williams; McAtee’ Lucca. Substitutes Gunn, Willows, Sangare, Hudson-Odoi, Gibbs-White, Ndoye, Igor Jesus, Bakwa, Milenkovic, Aina, Abbott. Fenerbahce Tarik Cetin; Muldur, Guendouzi, Demir, Brown; Aydin, Yuksek, Kante; Dorgeles, Cherif, Akturkoglu. Substitutes Biterge, Ceylan, Asensio, Mercan, Nelson Semedo, Ekici, Uregen. Referee Maurizio Mariani (Italy) Source link