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Unai Emery stated that Aston Villa will not be deemed failures if they do not win the Europa League this season. The team faces Nottingham Forest in the second leg of their semi-final, trailing 1-0 from the first match.
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Emery insists Aston Villa wonât be failures without Europa glory
Unai Emery has said Aston Villa will not have failed if the club do not win the Europa League this season.
Aston Villa welcome Nottingham Forest to Villa Park tomorrow night for the second leg of their semi-final tie. Emeryâs team trail 1-0 from the first meeting and must mount a comeback on home soil to reach the decider in Istanbul.
Villa started the semi-finals as favourites, with Emery targeting a record-extending fifth Europa League as a manager.
However, the Spaniard has insisted it would not be a failure if his team fall short, admitting it is âvery difficultâ to win major trophies. Villa have not won major silverware since 1996.
âTo achieve the semi-final is a huge achievement. Winning a trophy is very difficult,â he said at his pre-match press conference.
âVery, very, very difficult. Itâs not a defeat if we are not achieving a trophy. The only way forwards is to keep going, improving, having opportunities in the present and the future. We have now the opportunity but only one team wins.
âWhen I spoke before the first leg, we had 25% of the possibility to win a trophy. Now itâs maybe less because we started losing. We have 50% or maybe less to play the final. This is football and you must respect every competition and in Europe you must respect each team.â
Villa head into Thursdayâs fixture on a run of three consecutive defeats across all competitions. When asked if it had been a difficult week for his team, Emery refuted that suggestion and said the feeling in the camp is excitment.
âDifficult? Wow. I am excited. 100%. So, so motivated. When I arrived here three-and-a-half years ago it was a dream to play a semi-final of Europa League.
âAt the beginning of this season after five matches in the Premier League, before we started Europa League, I was worried about how we would finish the season.
âTo be where we are in the league and to be playing the second leg of a semi final in the Europa League at home? Fantastic.â
Unai Emery emphasized that Aston Villa will not be failures if they do not win the Europa League this season.
Aston Villa is playing against Nottingham Forest in the Europa League semi-finals.
Aston Villa trails Nottingham Forest 1-0 from the first leg of their semi-final tie.
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