After all the excitement of qualifying for the Champions League on TWO fronts last May, the campaign finally begins! For our first assignment a trip to visit a team we are getting to know quite well. We Meet Again! In our first Champions League campaign under Unai, the first for 41 years, we played at Club Brugge after winning our … Read More
Champions League Adventure
We return to the Champions League after winning the Europa League last season and finishing in the top 4 of the Premier League. However, as with last season, we have made a slow start in the domestic league with just 1 point out of 3 games. Last year, a 1-0 win over Bologna in the Europa League got things going … Read More
In Unai We Trust
As we are fast approaching a new season, the Summer was always going to be about building on the success of ending a long 30 year wait by winning the Europa League beating Freiburg 3-0 in Istanbul. However that team has been so quickly broken up. Farewell It all started in Mid July with the shock news that £35M clause … Read More
Aston Villa Vs PSG- European Super Cup Final
We’re back! After a triumphant end to the season, going to Istanbul to win the Europa League and then finishing 4th in Premier League, we had the Summer to enjoy ourselves. Mine was full of drink, gigs, holidays and of course watching the World Cup as England fell just short yet again. Now back to the Villa and there have … Read More
Aston Villa- The Road To The Final
Just before the season kicked off, some of the Lions on the website made our predictions. As you will see next week, there were some things we got very wrong! There was one thing we all said, with the question- What Competition Does Aston Villa Have The Best Chance Of Winning This Season? We all said the Europa League. We are now … Read More
SC Freiburg Vs Aston Villa
This it, the Final! We got there after a convincing 2nd leg win against Nottingham Forest. An Ollie Watkins goal before half-time settled the nerves and then a penalty well taken by Emi Buendia put us in front. John McGinn scored two stunning goals to seal a 4-1 aggregate victory and a chance for our first major trophy since 1996. … Read More
Aston Villa Vs Nottingham Forest Agg 0-1
The biggest game of the season and once more, we have made things tricky for ourselves. In a tight first leg at City Ground last week, a handball by Lucas Digne was given as a penalty after a lengthy VAR check by some very incompetent officials to put it politely. Chris Wood scored, and we go into the second leg … Read More
Nottingham Forest Vs Aston Villa
This is it, our second European Semi-Final in 3 seasons, and the first in this competition (previously the Uefa Cup). This season has had many highs and a few difficult lows but in the final stretch of the season, we stand well placed to qualify for the Champions League on the basis of Premier League position and have a great … Read More
Aston Villa Vs Bologna Agg 3-1
We produced another fine away win in Europe and our first on Italian soil, on the 4th attempt. Having survived Konsa’s own goal getting overruled by VAR, Konsa then headed one in to give us a half-time lead. Ollie Watkins’ double has given us a 3-1 advantage going into the 2nd leg. Bologna are not to be underestimated especially as … Read More
Bologna Vs Aston Villa
Having had a tough time domestically, that win at Lille gave us the kickstart we needed and has led to 3 wins out of 4. This included a 3-0 aggregate win against Lille in the last 16 of Europa League and a 2-0 home win over West Ham United. Having endured a long break away with International fixtures, all of … Read More
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