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Unai Emery lauded a “fantastic night” at Villa Park, after Aston Villa secured their biggest ever European win.
The Villans blew Fenerbahçe away with a dominant performance to win 6-0 in B6, making it two wins from two in the UEFA Champions League this season.
Emery was pleased to be able to share another special European night with the Villa faithful, bagging a first Villa Park win of the campaign.
“Fantastic night, fantastic,” said the Villa boss.
“Champions League is the competition where we can feel comfortable and competing in the direction we did today, the direction we did in the first match against Brugge.
“Of course, it’s very difficult. We are not contenders to get this trophy. There are a lot of teams, very important teams and very powerful teams to be contenders and to be favourites to win this competition.
“But two years ago, we achieved quarter-finals through our consistency, through our ambitions, through our demands, and how we started this season in this competition is really fantastic.
“To enjoy with our supporters, days like tonight, against a team like Fenerbahçe, the result is so much for them. Today is a good night for the supporters, for us, here in Villa Park, the first win.
“Hopefully, those improvements we achieved today, and as well how we are progressing, getting better but not being enough, hopefully we will achieve again on Saturday against Newcastle, those improvements, competing like we want and building the team like the way we need.”
Goal contributions from all of Nicolas Jackson, Johan Manzambi and Ibrahim Mbaye pleased the Villa manager, who is encouraged to see his squad taking shape after the changes over the summer.
He added: “Big contributions (from) those players, but as well, some changes. We need to add players competing, getting fit, feeling comfortable in our structure.
“Some ones, they are progressively getting better and showing it like Mbaye, like Manzambi – of course, after his injury, he is progressively feeling comfortable, today he scored one goal.
“Nicolas Jackson, as well, he is feeling better and better. But we need more players. We need as well in different competitions to be trying to be focused and demanding in the direction we want to build for this season.
“Our start was very poor, but progressively we are getting better, and in the Champions League especially, analysing the match we played today and in Bruges – really fantastic.
“But, keep going, because it’s coming, more matches and difficult matches and now after it, my focus is on Saturday against Newcastle and the players must be so, so focused for it, and keep improving things and working things every day to try to get better.”
Watch Emery’s full post-match interview via VillaTV now by clicking below…
Jackson beams after Fenerbahçe triumph