Aston Villa extended its winning streak to eight games in all competitions with a 2-1 victory against Basel in the Europa League to secure at least a playoff spot.
Villa is tied with Lyon and Midtjylland atop the standings of the second-tier European competition on 15 points with five wins from six games.
Villa bounced back from a poor start to the season and is now third in the Premier League, including a 2-1 victory over leader Arsenal on Saturday.
At St. Jakob-Park in Basel, summer signing Evann Guessand put Villa 1-0 ahead early following a corner kick before Flavius Daniliuc met Xherdan Shaqiri’s curling free kick to equalize.
Halftime substitute Youri Tielemans needed just eight minutes to place a shot from 20 meters (yards) into the bottom corner of the net to restore Villa’s lead for good.
Villa manager Unai Emery has won the Europa League trophy four times during stints in charge of Sevilla and Villarreal.
Afonso Moreira and Pavel ulc scored inside the opening 11 minutes​Aston Villa extended its winning streak to eight games in all competitions with a 2-1 victory against Basel in the Europa League to secure at least a playoff spot.
Villa is tied with Lyon and Midtjylland atop the standings of the second-tier European competition on 15 points with five wins from six games.
Villa bounced back from a poor start to the season and is now third in the Premier League, including a 2-1 victory over leader Arsenal on Saturday.
At St. Jakob-Park in Basel, summer signing Evann Guessand put Villa 1-0 ahead early following a corner kick before Flavius Daniliuc met Xherdan Shaqiri’s curling free kick to equalize.
Halftime substitute Youri Tielemans needed just eight minutes to place a shot from 20 meters (yards) into the bottom corner of the net to restore Villa’s lead for good.
Villa manager Unai Emery has won the Europa League trophy four times during stints in charge of Sevilla and Villarreal.
Afonso Moreira and Pavel ulc scored inside the opening 11 minutes ​Latest News [ SOBAN NEWS: International and National ]
