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John McGinn: "Victor has been outstanding. He’s a been a little bit hard done by since he signed – I don’t think he’s done a foot wrong. The way he fitted in there tonight was outstanding." [TNT] #AVFC
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John McGinn: "Victor has been outstanding. He’s a been a little bit hard done by since he signed – I don’t think he’s done a foot wrong. The way he fitted in there tonight was outstanding." [TNT] #AVFC
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John McGinn: "What I said to the lads was that European semi-finals don’t come around often when you turn 31. It might be the last chance to get to a European final. Great celebrations at the end, but we have one game left to achieve what we want to achieve." [TNT] #AVFC
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John McGinn: "I'm normally calm before games, but the pressure today was intense. You can kid on that it doesn't affect you [semi-final disappointments], but I was nervous. Tonight was up there with one of the best performances I've seen from a Villa team in a long time." #AVFC
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Unai Emery is Europa League heritage. A three-time winner with Sevilla, once with Villarreal, a losing finalist with Arsenal — will he make it five from six with Aston Villa against Freiburg on May 20?
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Emi Buendia on his penalty: "I took responsibility. It was one of the most decisive penalties for the club in recent years, but I didn’t feel pressure. I felt calm, I knew exactly what I wanted to do." [TNT] #AVFC
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Emi Buendia: "I think the prestige to win a trophy, with the history this club has - it would be amazing. The fans really want this trophy for us, and we will try. It's a final. We need to prepare well." [TNT] #AVFC
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Emi Buendia: "We knew in the beginning we needed to start strong. Everyone ran a lot, fought a lot. We showed the whole season how good we can play. The result is amazing and I think we deserve it." [TNT] #AVFC
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Ollie Watkins on Unai Emery: "There's no better manager than this to get us prepared for this game and take us into the final. His track record speaks for itself." [TNT] #AVFC
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Ollie Watkins: "In the first leg, we were very passive. They deserved the win, but it was always going to be more difficult at Villa Park. After the performance against Tottenham, everyone’s mind was on this game." [TNT] #AVFC
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