Europe
Aston Villa in Europe — from the European Cup glory of 1982 to Europa League winners in Istanbul in 2025 and the return of Champions League football to Villa Park under Unai Emery. My Old Man Said’s full coverage of Aston Villa’s European destiny.
Aston Villa Receive UEFA Fine and Suspended Away Fan Ban
Aston Villa Receive (Another) UEFA Fine and Suspended BanUEFA this afternoon issued a Disciplinary Statement detailing a €10,000 fine for Aston Villa and a ban from selling away tickets for their next UEFA competition game. The ban though will be suspended across a probationary period of two years, so Villa fans won't miss out on the Super Cup in Salzburg, which would have been...
Forget the Big Six. In Europe, Villa Have Already Broken It.
Proof That Aston Villa Are Disrupting the Big SixThere is a version of English football's hierarchy that the Premier League, broadcasters, and shirt sponsors broadly agree on. Six clubs above the rest. Revenue, fanbase, commercial reach — the gap is real and it is wide. Often referred to as the 'Sky Six'.UEFA does not particularly care about any of that.The UEFA club coefficients ranking...
What We Need to Know as Villa Fans Before the Forest Semi-Final
Three things that matter heading into the City Ground first leg, as discussed on the latest My Old Man Said podcast.1. Don't Let the...
How Villa’s Rearranged Fixtures Fit Around the Forest Semi-Final
How Villa's Rearranged Fixtures Fit Around the Forest Semi-FinalWith Aston Villa heading into a two-legged Europa League semi-finals after their 7-1 aggregate demolition of...
Villa Fans Face Tight Ticket Allocation for City Ground Semi-Final
Aston Villa Europa League Semi-final Away AllocationAston Villa travel to the City Ground on Thursday 30 April for the first leg of their Europa...
Villa Advance and Further Ticket Price Bad Blood Ignites
Villa Make European Quarter-finals for Third Successive YearVilla's 2-0 win over Lille at Villa Park in the Europa League, sent them through to their...
What We Learnt as Villa Fans From the Win in Lille
What We Learnt from Lille 0 Villa 1One shot on target. One goal. One very important win. Here's what it told us.1. Ollie Watkins...
Two Routes to the Champions League. One Night in Lille.
Aston Villa are Looking for a Vital Jump Start in LilleThey say a week can be a long time in football and Aston Villa...
Aston Villa’s Lille Preview: The Europa League Jump Start the Season Needs
Lille vs Villa and the Europa League Big PictureCan Emery's Villa rediscover their best form in France, and does the Europa League now represent...
Key Europa League Dates Aston Villa Have Firmly in Their Sights
Villa's Full Europa League PictureAston Villa’s Europa League campaign has already delivered a significant strategic advantage before the knockout phase has even begun.Unai Emery’s...
Aston Villa’s March Fixtures Get Europa League Date Shuffle
Villa March Dates Change Due to Europa LeagueTwo of Aston Villa’s Premier League fixtures in March have been rescheduled due to the club’s involvement...
Villa Switch On Late Against Salzburg to Secure Europa League Home Advantage
Aston Villa 3 RB Salzburg 2 ReactionThis should not have been complicated, but Villa allowed it to be. The average age of the visiting...
Villa Back on Track: Rotterdam Highs and Burnley Business
Aston Villa Back on Track?After the chaos and charm of Rotterdam, Aston Villa returned to more familiar surroundings and took care of business against...
Aston Villa’s Europa League Squad and the Missing Player
Aston Villa's Europa League SquadAston Villa have confirmed the club’s squad list for the UEFA Europa League, which will contain 21 players in List...