Aston Villa Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours/Champions League Thread 2024/25

Lovely goal by Rodgers (lovely assist). Great start… keep it going now

Oh my 2-0

another great assist from Maatsen this time

Can't really have any compalints with that first half.

8 changes and we are 2 up on the team in third place.

It is hard to believe that we are actually in a position where even after all those changes we could still potentially be in a position to make subs to rest even more players before our CL game mid-week. You could see Rashford on for Rodgers for example, or Kamara/Ramsey/McGinn allowing Tielemans to not have to play the full 90

Great result. Obviously the first half was far better but Emery made the subs at the right time and now we can be very optimistic looking forward to the mid-week and PSG.

Just beat Forest and have won the last several games we have played in all comps. We have momentum… now let's hope PSG are out celebrating and underestimate us (as they were just crowned French champs I believe).

We have some very difficult fixtures in the league still like City & Newcastle both of whom are going for the remaining CL spots but seeing Chelsea draw with Brentford just now does give me some optimism as they are the side I could see drop out of their current top 5 position. Their next game is very winnable (Ipswich) but they will have European games until the end of the season most likely and their run in is as hard as anyone (Fulham who just beat Liverpool, Everton who just held Arsenal, then Liverpool, Newcastle, Man Utd & Forest on the last day) while their form is questionable.

Unless we beat City or Newcastle it could be hard to see us keeping one of them out of the top 5 especially when you work in all the extra cup games we will have (At least 3 more) and Newcastle having games in hand but to be honest a chance at the FA cup, a run deep into the CL and Europa qualification is something I think most would have happily taken at the start of the season.