US EditionVilla Win In Europa League As Forest And Scottish Clubs Lose
Aston Villa secured back-to-back Europa League wins with a 2-0 away victory, while Nottingham Forest suffered a 3-2 home defeat in their first European match at the City Ground in nearly 30 years.
- On Thursday, Aston Villa beat Feyenoord 2-0 at De Kuip with second-half goals from Emiliano Buendia and John McGinn.
- Unai Emery's side, aiming to build momentum, sought to follow up last week's 1-0 win over Bologna as they recovered from a poor start.
- After Emi Martinez's warm-up withdrawal, Marco Bizot, Aston Villa goalkeeper, made several vital saves and told TNT Sports `It has been difficult in the beginning of the season but we never lost the faith and hope`.
- Forest's first European home game in almost 30 years ended in a 3-2 defeat, with fans chanting for Postecoglou's sacking after a late goal by Valdemar Andreasen and Chris Wood’s stoppage-time penalty.
- Villa's back-to-back victories position them as early contenders, beginning their Europa League campaign with momentum, while Feyenoord lead the Eredivisie by three points but have zero points after two European games.
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Feyenoord manager Robin van Persie paid his team a huge compliment after their 2-0 home defeat to Aston Villa in the Europa League. "You don't normally get that many chances against a team like that. We did today, at least eight. I saw a really good Feyenoord," the former striker said at a press conference at De Kuip.
Villa earn 2-0 win at Feyenoord with Buendia and McGinn goals
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands - Aston Villa made it two wins from two in the Europa League with a 2-0 victory away to Feyenoord on Thursday, where second half goals from Emiliano Buendia and John McGinn earned the visitors three hard earned points in Rotterdam. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Soccer-Villa earn 2-0 win at Feyenoord, Forest fall to Midtjylland
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (Reuters) -Aston Villa made it two wins from two in the Europa League with a 2-0 victory at Feyenoord on Thursday, but Nottingham Forest still await their first success under Ange Postecoglou after suffering a 3-2 home loss to Midtjylland. Read full story
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