Unai Emery, Aston Villa fans
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Dan Plumley
Sat 24 May 2025 17:45, UK
Aston Villa are potentially 90 minutes away from another season of Champions League football.
The Villans travel to Old Trafford for their final game of the season on Sunday, needing to better the result of Chelsea or Newcastle to secure a top-five finish.
Unai Emery has been under tight restrictions in recent seasons, being forced to sell the likes of Douglas Luiz and Jhon Duran, still managing amazing success.
With UEFA and the Premier League watching on, Villa will be desperate for the Champions League again.
Aston Villa boss Unai Emery
Emery may need Champions League football again (Credit: Imago)
UEFA radar closes in on Aston Villa
With new financial sustainability regulations coming into play for UEFA competitions, most clubs have been working to get on the right side of them.
Dan Plumley insists it is “huge” for Villa if they can secure another year at the top table of the Champions League rather than slipping into the Europa League.
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The football finance expert admits that revenue can soar by more than £60million with qualification, with current regulations adding another layer for Villa moving forward.
“It’s huge,” he exclusively told Villa News. “It’s huge for several reasons.
“We talk about the new revenue that we expect to see in the figures of the new Champions League, we’re already predicting that Villa have hit up to £67million.
“We’ll see those figures soon, and that is what you’re unlocking the door to again, but if you end up in the Europa League, it will still be a decent amount of money, but it’s not Champions League money.
“I think the other overlay with Villa, we know they are on UEFA’s radar, with what is their new version of financial sustainability regulations.
“We also know that they may be tight on the line with the Premier League PSR as well, so there is another layer to this financially, which becomes important in the context of Champions League football.”
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Position Club Games played Goal difference Points
3. Manchester City 37 +26 68
4. Newcastle United 37 +22 66
5. Chelsea 37 +20 66
6. Aston Villa 37 +9 66
Premier League table
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