Aston Villa manager Unai Emery has previewed next Wednesday’s clash against Celtic at Villa Park. With Villa losing 1-0 against Monaco last night in Monaco, the Villans’ hopes of sealing a place in the last 16 through finishing in the top 8 have been dealt a serious blow.
The Villa boss has set his side a target of six points from the two matches to ensure they finish in the top eight
Unai Emery claims he made a mistake playing Ollie Watkins and Jhon Duran together during Aston Villa’s Champions League defeat to Monaco. The Aston Villa boss was ruing his own
Monaco move level on points with Aston Villa following a 1-0 win at the Stade Louis II; Wilfried Singo headed the hosts into an early lead and Unai Emerys men offered little in response; Villa now drop to eighth and Monaco move up to tenth in the standings,
Unai Emery has reminded Villa to look on the bright side despite Tuesday’s defeat at Monaco damaging their Champions League top-eight hopes.
What went wrong for Aston Villa vs Monaco. It was a flat performance overall from the Villans who can play swashbuckling football when at the peak of their powers. After all, they
Aston Villa boss Unai Emery has said he fears his side's 1-0 defeat to AS Monaco on Tuesday may have cost them their chance to finish in the top eight of the Champions League.
Unai Emery has rejected a second attempt by West Ham to lure the forward away from Villa Park, as the club brushed off a £57million bid from the Londoners. The Hammers had previously tried to purchase the 21-year-old striker last summer, only to be turned down, and received the same response yesterday.
That’s because Villa suffered a 1-0 loss against Monaco and Emery was fuming. That’s the angriest and most frustrated he has ever looked. From players not following his plans, his call of two strikers being ‘my mistake’ and questioning his side’s mentality.
The Hoops were fired a warning by Young Boys’ boss Giorgio Contini but that Swiss caution looked foolish after they failed to beat Winterthur at home last weekend. Either way, Celtic will be desperate to keep their ambitions in their own hands with a positive performance and result against their opponents at Parkhead tomorrow evening.
Unai Emery sat down with the media at Bodymoor Heath this afternoon ahead of Aston Villa's tea-time Premier League clash with Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday (5:30pm).
Victory in Monaco would move Villa within touching distance of the Champions League knockout stage - Emery and his players will be ready