Unai Emery has warned Villa the favourites tag means nothing as they aim to beat Ajax tonight and keep their trophy dream alive.
Villa enter the second leg of their Europa Conference League last-16 tie with the slight edge after last week’s 0-0 first leg draw in Amsterdam, though Emery insists a better performance will be needed if they are to overcome the Dutch giants.
“In Europe, it is very difficult to be favourites. Tomorrow Ajax are going to try very hard to stay in this competition.” While a top four Premier League finish remains a major aim, Emery has made no secret of his desire to end Villa’s long wait for a major trophy or his love of European competition.Emery said: “The first message I sent here, the first day when I arrived and had my first press conference, was speaking about coming back to Europe.
We got this by putting in a very big effort last year and now we want to try and use the moment we have. Sometimes it is hard to play on Thursday and Sunday, particularly when you have to travel but I like it.” “We have spoken about that in meetings,” said Cash. “We are not looking too far ahead, I know it’s not the answer you want to hear.
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