Aston Villa manager, Unai Emery has revealed that the club will try and win the Europa League title this season, Softfootball reports.
On Thursday night, Aston Villa defeated RB Salzburg 3-2 in front of 37,457 fans with Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba getting the winning goal in the 87th minute after they came back from a 2-0 deficit.
Speaking in an interview after the encounter shared via Aston Villa’s official X handle, Emery said:
One side is this competition, and we want to try to get through it our way, being protagonists and of course getting a way for a trophy, getting a way for play and be getting emotion with our supporters. And we got it, because today we won and as well we created some emotions with our supporters, with the energy after we were losing 2-0 to react. How we came back the result I thought it was really fantastic, sharing everything with our supporters and transmitting them our energy and they were transmitting us as well their feelings. This is the way we want to build here, in this competition, in Villa Park, with our supporters, trying to get so, so motivated for this competition, and today was a fantastic day for it.
Aston Villa recently completed the signing of Douglas Luiz as they look to consolidate their position on top four in the premier league while having a firm grip of the UEFA Europa League. The signing was mandatory after injuries to key players with the likes of Captain John McGinn, Youri Tielemans and Ollie Watkins.
Here is a video of Unai Emery’s interview as shared by Aston Villa’s official X handle. Watch below.
The Boss reacts after we secured top-two in the #UEL league phase ✊ pic.twitter.com/Zkx5AyQPOX
— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) January 29, 2026Emery ordered the recall of Leon Bailey and followed it up with the signing of former Chelsea striker, Tammy Abraham to add numbers and quality to his side. Anraham won the UEFA Champions League and Conference league with Chelsea and also scored 26 goals to help Aston Villa gain promotion from the Championship in the 2019 season.
