Aston Villa manager Unai Emery says his club has much respect for the Europa League competition as the English Premier League side inches closer to securing a spot in the quarterfinals of the tournament.
Villa beat Lille 1-0 in France with Ollie Watkins scoring the game’s sole goal in the 61st minute in the first leg of the round of 16 stage.
“We respect this competition because we know the difficulties of each match away from home in Europe.”
Ollie Watkins of Aston Villa #11 celebrates his goal with Ezri Konsa; Douglas Luiz, Lamare Bogarde during the UEFA Europa League 2025/26 Round of 16 First Leg football match between Lille OSC (LOSC) and Aston Villa FC (Photo by Jean Catuffe/Getty Images)
“We know how it is for the English teams, like this week in the Champions League, how they were struggling” he said according to the BBC.
Ollie Watkins of Aston Villa celebrates scoring his team’s first goal during the UEFA Europa League 2025/26 Round of 16 First Leg match between Lille OSC and Aston Villa (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)
Aston Villa rank fourth in the league standings tied on 51 points with third ranked Man United.
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