Aston Villa Reaches Europa League Round of 16 with Impressive Record for Emery
Aston Villa secured an important away victory against their host, Turkish team Fenerbahce, with a score of 1-0 in the seventh round of the group stage of the UEFA Europa League.
With this victory, the English team increased its tally to 18 points, placing second only on goal difference behind the top-ranked French team Olympique Lyon, thus securing a spot in the round of 16.
The victory came to affirm Aston Villa's tactical discipline under the leadership of their Spanish coach Unai Emery, who succeeded in leading his team to achieve a valuable result away from home and managed to qualify.
On an individual level, Emery continued to make his mark in European football history, having reached 20 European wins with Aston Villa in just 31 matches, making him the fourth fastest manager to achieve this milestone with an English club.
Only David Moyes with West Ham (28 matches), Bill Nicholson with Tottenham (29 matches), and Bob Paisley with Liverpool (29 matches) surpass Emery in this achievement, clearly indicating the success the Spanish coach is achieving with the English team.
With this victory, the English team increased its tally to 18 points, placing second only on goal difference behind the top-ranked French team Olympique Lyon, thus securing a spot in the round of 16.
The victory came to affirm Aston Villa's tactical discipline under the leadership of their Spanish coach Unai Emery, who succeeded in leading his team to achieve a valuable result away from home and managed to qualify.
On an individual level, Emery continued to make his mark in European football history, having reached 20 European wins with Aston Villa in just 31 matches, making him the fourth fastest manager to achieve this milestone with an English club.
Only David Moyes with West Ham (28 matches), Bill Nicholson with Tottenham (29 matches), and Bob Paisley with Liverpool (29 matches) surpass Emery in this achievement, clearly indicating the success the Spanish coach is achieving with the English team.