Unai Emery hopes to duplicate the nice Aston Villa aspect of 1982 and lead the membership to European glory.
Villa final evening secured their place within the Champions League after Tottenham’s 2-0 defeat at dwelling to Manchester Metropolis assured them a fourth-placed end within the Premier League.
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It accomplished a exceptional season below the massively spectacular Emery, who couldn’t conceal his delight at having taken the membership into Europe’s elite membership competitors.
Talking on the membership’s awards evening – at which the gamers and followers watched Spurs go right down to Erling Haaland’s double, he mentioned: “It’s a really big day as we speak. It’s our dream, it was our dream after we began the season to be right here.
“To play Champions League is, after the Premier League, the very best.
“You’ll be able to play within the Premier League in opposition to the very best groups on the planet, it’s very troublesome.
“When you find yourself enjoying within the Champions League you might be enjoying in opposition to the very best groups, on the identical time, from different nations. And it’s wonderful.
“And we’re at all times accountable in regards to the historical past right here, we all know the historical past of Aston Villa is so lengthy and so profitable.
“Even within the Champions League, earlier than it was the European Cup, we knew the accountability was to attempt to improve our degree, attempt to be demanding and to dream.
“And now to win the Champions League like Aston Villa did in 1982, if we’re there and we’re in, then it’s easier than if we aren’t.
“It’s one other dream and an important is to have goals and attempt to work exhausting for it.
“I need to take pleasure in extra and, subsequent 12 months, now the brand new problem begins for us. To construct once more a staff, being robust and being robust to go and at all times improve our degree.”
Unai Emery: “It’s a really big day.
“It’s our dream, we began the season to be right here.” pic.twitter.com/2oy1m9kCCU
— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) Could 14, 2024
Villa haven’t certified for the Champions League since 1982-83, when it was nonetheless the European Cup, and captain John McGinn was fast to focus on the journey he has been on since transferring to the West Midlands in 2018.
He informed the membership’s official web site: “On behalf of all of the gamers, it’s been an incredible season.
“Clearly, Tyrone [Mings] and I have been on the membership within the Championship, us two, Jacob [Ramsey] and Kortney [Hause] have been the one ones remaining.
“There’s 4 of us right here who have been a part of that Championship journey.
“We received promoted, we received into the Premier League and have been seven factors behind with 4 video games to play, we managed to remain within the league.
“We saved constructing and fortunately we’ve achieved one thing we haven’t executed for 40 years.
“So, on behalf of all of the gamers and employees, we’re over the moon, we’re delighted.”
