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Spanish coach Unai Emery seemed determined that Aston Villa’s success in the Champions League would not turn into a mere passing coincidence, setting his goal to “break the barriers” in a team that turned him into the most prominent parties in the conflict in the Premier League.
After finishing the Premier League last season in fourth place – which opened the door for them to return to the Champions League for the first time since 1982-1983, when they relinquished the title by being eliminated in the quarter-finals by Italian Juventus – Villa achieved their best start in the “Premier League” since 1998 by winning 17 points from his opening eight games.
He also made a wonderful return to the Champions League by winning his first two matches over Swiss Young Boys 3-0 and German giant Bayern Munich 1-0.
Emery specializes in European competitions, having won the European League (Europa League) four times, and led Villarreal to the semi-finals of the Champions League two years ago.
With the ambition of leading Villa to end its drought on titles that have been absent from its coffers since 1996, when it won the local league cup, Emery wants to maintain the principles he established since he took charge two years ago.
He said before the Italian visit of Bologna to Villa Park stadium tonight in the third round of the unified group of the main continental competition in its new look, “I do not want to waste my time here, this is my message,” stressing, “My goal here is to maintain the same level that we have now,” (participation). “Continuing to be in the Champions League, and to be a contender for titles.”
He continued, “We want to achieve goals, and one of them is to play in the Champions League. It is not just about playing there because of some circumstances. I want us to stay there for a long time. It is difficult. You may sometimes face some problems, but you have to be a fighter.”
He stressed, “We want to be strong in our thinking and create a strong mentality to always break barriers.”
