"In 1982, Aston Villa were here, and last year we were playing against Bayern Munich, the team they faced, and of course it was something special. And today we can remember for our supporters, because our supporters, a lot of them, they were here. And then we are playing again here, and this is European football. This is something always special to play in Europe and we can add this detail because it's very important for Aston Villa the club, and Aston Villa supporters."
"Tomorrow, we see it, we will see it how we are after the last two matches we won at home, Villa Park, Europa League against Bolonga and the league against Fulham. But we have a lot of work to do and we still have things to try to analyse deeply and try to get improving, tactically and individually, of course. Tomorrow is very important, in 90 minutes, to try to be consistent, to try to be focused in everything we will need, tactically and individually."
Aston Villa return to De Kuip, the site of their 1982 European Cup victory, to play Feyenoord in the Europa League. Unai Emery highlighted the club's history and the importance of European matches for supporters. Villa started their Europa campaign with a 1-0 win over Bologna through John McGinn and secured a league victory against Fulham, with Ollie Watkins missing a penalty but scoring in that match. Emery acknowledged recent improved results but insisted on further tactical and individual improvements, stressing the need for consistency and focus over the upcoming 90 minutes.
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