Aston Villa boss Unai Emery praised the response of his players after we came from behind to secure a 2-1 win over AZ Alkmaar in our Europa Conference League encounter on Thursday night.
After Villa saw a Clement Lenglet goal in just the second minute ruled out, Vangelis Pavlidis eventually opened the scoring for the visitors just after half-time.
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However, we weren’t behind for long as Diego Carlos headed home our equaliser on the hour mark, before Ollie Watkins completed the turnaround in the 81st minute with a header of his own.
That’s now three consecutive wins in Europe for Villa as we sit joint top of Group E alongside Legia Warsaw, and having completed a double win over AZ, it’s a huge boost as we now just need a point to qualify for the knockout stage.
While Emery would have undoubtedly picked out various aspects of the performance where we can still improve, he was pleased with the response from the players in coming from behind to secure three crucial points and continues to emphasis the importance of the connection with the supporters at home.