Aston Villa strengthened his attempt to qualify for the Champions League while they were beating Tottenham 2-0 to climb the first five of the Premier League on Friday. The UAI Emery team had no margin of error at Villa Park while the race for the best five places is approaching a dramatic conclusion. The second half goals of Ezri Konsa and Boubacar Kamara ensured the battle of Villa to play in the Europe Elite Club competition will take place on the last day of the season. Villa, which has won five of its last six games, still needs Chelsea or Manchester City for not having won one of their last two games to control their own destiny when they face Manchester United on May 25.
Emery’s men will probably need a victory to Old Trafford if they want to achieve their goal among the best five.
Tottenham was much more concerned about their own champions League route – winning the Europa League final against Manchester United in Bilbao on Wednesday.
Language in 17th place after their 21st defeat of the League This quarter, the troubled team of Ange Postcoglou is ready for their worst finish since its relegated Haut-Vol in 1976-1977.
Tottenham is without victory in his last six league games, losing five times in this lamentable sequence.
Already without the injured trio Dejan Kulusevski, James Maddison, Lucas Bergvall for the final, Postcoglou rested a crowd of key players, including Dominic Solanke, Cristian Romero and Rodrigo Bentancur.
Postcoglou had admitted that Tottenham could not afford other fitness problems, but his sub-studies died of the last loss of dull in a poor quality season which could end in the dismissal of the Australian, regardless of the result against United.
Before kick -off, villa fans posed with a replica of the European Cup trophy that their team won in 1982.
Mounting tension
This final triumph against Bayern Munich remains the best realization of a villa, but the memorable race for this season in the quarter -finals of the Champions League has excited the club supporters.
For Villa staying in the running for another campaign among the European elite, the victory against Tottenham was essential.
Captain of Tottenham, the son Heung-Min, was back in the starting alignment after a month of injuries and the South Korea striker approached early, cutting from the left side for a burner who flashed.
Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez had to make a warning of alert to prevent the daring effort of Wilson Odobert from the Mathys Cross Tel.
Emery’s men retaliated after these escapes and Morgan Rogers forced a superb safeguard of the Tottenham goalkeeper, Antonin Kinsky, who climbed the midfielder before he could bounce back.
Marco Asensio was a few centimeters from a vicious strike which was leaned in front of the distant post with Kinsky rooted on site.
The inability of Villa to break through in the first half against a team with their mind elsewhere increased the tension levels after the interval, Bu Konsa released increasing anxiety in the 59th minute.
The corner of John McGinn was excited by Ollie Watkins and Konsa took advantage of Tottenham’s slow response while he was sweeping a finish composed in front of Kinsky.
Villa opted for the shooting of Kill and Watkins was pushed back by the end of Kinsky before McGinn puts itself closely.
Kamara put the result beyond doubt in the 73rd minute, taking the Col de Rogers and unleashed from the edge of the region.
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