unai emery do see are rooted to the final.mery extraordinary european record, the stats still bear out. is it him in whom you trust almost more than anything else?— than anything else? absolutely. i think any villa — than anything else? absolutely. i think any villa fan _ than anything else? absolutely. i think any villa fan can _ than anything else? absolutely. i think any villa fan can see - than anything else? absolutely. i think any villa fan can see the . think any villa fan can see the differences he has made from the club. it is a hold of an operation now, notjust on the field but off the field. you know i am very, everything has evolved around him. he talk about his success. even getting a surveyor to the semifinals where they lost out against liverpool, was brilliant. having that level of experience and a level of maturity and that level of pedigree in this competition is what has made a save so far. harry kane's chances of being one of those english players with the prospect of winning a european trophy were ended la

the chief architect of that success, unai emery, has signed a new five—year contract at the club.ed villa around since arriving from villareal in october 2022 with the club sitting 17th in the premier league. he led them to seventh place in his first season in charge and fourth this campaign, qualifying for the champions league for the first time in their history. so, that's unai emery�*s future decided, but there are still lots of questions to be answered in the dugout of several other premier league clubs. chelsea appear to be the first to make their move as they close in on leicester's enzo maresca. brighton are looking to replace roberto de zerbi while erik ten hag's future at manchester united still remains unclear. alex fletcher puts the top flight managerial merry—go—round under the microscope. the end of may has signalled time for change in the premier league. pochettino's departure kick—started movements. the man who could replace him has faced him. after he achieved promotion back to the top flight, the club and talks with the italian, who remains a front runner. leaving

unai emery is one of the best we have in our business, 100%. where ever he was he was a success.etimes clubs were not ready to wait. he always organises the team extremely well. thejob he is doing is exceptional and we all know how important it is for a club to qualify for the champions league, how difficult it is to do that and he probably very what likely will do that. he is absolutely exceptional. the women's super league all time top scorer vivianne miedema will leave arsenal at the end of the season. the dutch strikerjoined from bayern munich in 2017 and has scored 125 goals in her 172 appearances for arsenal. she won the 2019 wsl title but was out for ten months last year with a serious knee injury and has only played 13 times this season. she's only 27, but the club have not offered her a conract extension. the england manager gareth southgate has distanced himself from the manchester united job that might possibly come up in the summer. southgate�*s contract takes him through to the end of the european championship, that starts next month. it will be his fourth major tour

unai emery is one of the best we have in our business, 100%. where ever he was he was a success. wait. he always organises the team extremely well. the job wait. he always organises the team extremely well. thejob he is doing is exceptional and we all know how important it is for a club to qualify for the champions league, how difficult it is to do that and he probably very what likely will do that. he is absolutely exceptional. gareth southgate he is fully focused on the euro championship in this summer. he has visited the hospital in newcastle that treated sir bobby robson during his cancer diagnosis. well, excited, which i think everybody i seemed to bump into feels the same. i think everybody knows we've got some really exciting players. gareth southgate is one of the longest—serving england managers. he has been in charge for nearly eight years. this summer, he and the squad will head to germany for his fourth major tournament. is this the most expectation you've had going into a tournament? well, i would say yes, because of what we've done in the previous tournaments. and i

this is an amazing l achievement, unai emery is season.t, unai emery is almost known as the europa league specialist. he has gone into aston villa and has transformed the club, and for the first time, since they won the tournament in the 1980s, they now can look at the competition in the european cup, all of the champions league now, that is something that they can showcase. the expanded champions league next season, they will have at least eight games in that competition next year. eight games in that competition next ear. . ~' eight games in that competition next ear. . ~ , ., eight games in that competition next ear. . ~ i. ., eight games in that competition next ear. . ~ ., year. thank you for your time, simon. tonight's premier league action focuses on the battle for european places and there is still plenty to play for. chelsea will look to keep revival on track away at brighton, but a key fixture will be the one at old trafford this evening. sixth—placed newcastle, who as it stands are best—placed to secure european football next se

villa boss unai emery has a rich history in european competition winning the europa league four timeswith teams who weren't trying to balance that with the cut and thrust of the premier league where they're favourites to finish in the top four. for the english team, now we are the only team _ for the english team, now we are the only team in — for the english team, now we are the only team in europe, it is difficult because _ only team in europe, it is difficult because our league is the toughest league _ because our league is the toughest league in _ because our league is the toughest league in the world. we _ league in the world. we have to be focused, in preparation, in every match you want to be successful in ali, and to share it with europe is also difficult. villa playing for the right to meet either fiorentina or club bruges in the conference league final while they're at the same stage in the europa league with the first legs of those semifinals also taking place tonight. 0lympique marseille take on atalanta, while another italian side roma host german champions bayer leverkus

of course a lot of this is down to unai emery, who has really turned the team around. competition?— you think villa can go all the way in this competition? yeah, it is so much pressure — in this competition? yeah, it is so much pressure and _ in this competition? yeah, it is so much pressure and i _ in this competition? yeah, it is so much pressure and i am - in this competition? yeah, it is so i much pressure and i am re-amongst much pressure and i am re—amongst the supporters that i spoke to here earlier today. some of them cannot quite believe how he has done it, largely with a similar kind of squad of players. just recently, we have seen a bit of a sense of aston villa hiring. in the premier league at the weekend, let a two—goal lead slip, almost lost that game to chelsea for stub with a sense of perhaps a few defensive frailties, i wonder what aston villa's best approach is to naples to that's the question i put two former aston villa full—back stephen warnock. i two former aston villa full-back stephen warnock.— two former aston villa full-back stephen warnock. g

former team, when the history was good _ worth noting that if tottenham lose to chelsea tonight, unai emerywill qualify for the champions league for the first time in their history. their manager says securing a top four finish in the premier league is the priority, but there is "no way" it will distract his team from the club's first european major semifinal in 42 years as they take on olympiakos at villa park. preparations haven't been easy, though, with the domestic league focus. for the english team now, we are the only team who are in europe, it's difficult because our league is the toughest league in the world. we had toughest league in the world. we had to be focused, we had to be 100% in preparation every match, as you want to be successful in our league, and to be successful in our league, and to share with europe, it's always as well difficult. now to some really sad news from the world of cricket and worcestershire have announced the death of their bowlerjosh baker, who's passed away at the age of 20. baker, who only turned professional in 2021, had played in two of worcestershir

but they really had to do it the hard way — unai emery�*s side looked to be leaving the door open form as they trailed 3—1 with five minutes left, but two goals in three minutes from substitutejhon duran snatched an unlikely draw. there was no possible worst start for villa though as an emiliano martinez howler of an own goal saw them go 1—0 down afterjust two minutes. youri tielemans equalised for villa ten minutes later, but goals from cody gakpo and jarell quensah saw liverpool in the driving seat. that was until the dramatic comeback — much to the enjoyment of club captain john mcginn. i think it's just credit to us that we're in this position. there's been lots of times this season we've been written off, we floated under the radar nicely, even in gameweek 35—36. so hopefully we will be throwing some words down people's throats and get in that position — which if you said that at the start of the season that villa would be even closer to the top four, i think all of us would've bitten your hand off. so i'm really proud of the boys and hopefully we can get the job done. we changed

aston villa face what their manager unai emery has called the biggest game of their season as they attempt—2 first leg deficit against olympiakos in greece. keeper emi martinez, whose penalty saves got them this far, could be back from injury for the match in piraeus. of course, it is going to be very difficult here because always with with the atmosphere, supporting the home team, could be more difficult to hear the supporters as they push a lot. the biggest challenge we are going to face is here, playing in the semifinal. the former interpreter for baseball's biggest name shohei ohtani has agreed to plead guilty to fraud after prosecutors alleged he stole $16 million from the los angeles dodgers player to pay off betting debts. the scandal engulfed the sport in march when news broke that ippei mizuhara had been accused of exploiting his relationship with ohtani to take millions from the player's account. the us department ofjustice said mizuhara will plead guilty to one count of bank fraud and one count of subscribing to a false tax return, the first of which carries a maximum of 30 year

unai emery was aiming to do what no aston villa manager had done for more than a0 years — book a placeb competition. his side were facing a brighton team without a win in their last six league games. the first half was short on action. it wasn't until deep into added time that the away keeper was forced into a point—blank save. after the break, gross, again from close range. this time, no mistake. although var wrote that the german midfielder was offside. villa captainjohn mcginn�*s been one of the players pivotal in their lofty league position, and when he slotted home that saw a step closer. this time, the assistant referee had other ideas. the deadlock was finally broken when the brighton winger was fouled inside the box. from the spot, joao pedro at the second attempt. the only goal of the game, brighton with all three points. as for villa, that wait to secure a place at europe's top table goes on — for another week at least. nesta mcgregor, bbc news. as we mentioned, there were five goals at stamford bridge, and it made for a miserable day for chelsea's opponants, west ham. chelse

having taken over in october 2022, unai emery has turned villa's fortunes round. city, liverpool and arsenal have collected more premier league points since the spaniard took charge. jude bellingham scored his 19th la liga goal of the season as champions real madrid thrashed alaves 5—0 at the santiago bernabeu. the england international opened the scoring in madrid's first game since securing the title. bellingham's goal left him one adrift of girona striker artem dovbyk in the race for the golden boot with two league matches remaining. the result means real madrid are one game away from equalling their club record of 31 la liga games unbeaten. let's take a look at some of the other sports news stories making the headlines. olivier giroud has confirmed he'lljoin the mls side lafc when he leaves ac milan at the end of the season. the striker has signed with the club until 2025 but has the option to extend for a further year. in rugby union, english brothers billy and mako vunipola will both depart saracens at the end of the premiership season. mako has been with th

aston villa face what their manager unai emery has called the biggest game of their season as they attempt against 0lympiakos in greece. keeper emi martinez, whose penalty saves got them this far, could be back from injury for the match in piraeus. of course it is going to be very difficult here in a way because always, with the, they have the most fans, supporting the home team, it could be more difficult. here their support pushes a lot, helping them. the biggest challenge we are going to face this year, playing in the semifinal. naomi 0saka is attempting to claim another scalp

that's because unai emery�*s side are fourth in the premier league right now and need just one win from matches to secure a place in next year's champions league. villa haven't played in the top tier of european football since 1983. we had the opportunity and we have two matches against liverpool and crystal palace to get fourth position. it's an amazing, amazing motivation, a very great motivation we have with our supporters. we have to be disappointed a little bit, but a little bit. and we have to react quick in our mind to focus for the match on monday. villa's conquerors meanwhile have made history in reaching the conference league final. it's the first in europe that olympiakos have reached. and their match against fiorentina will be played in athens just ten miles from their own stadium. the greek club's owner evangelos marinakis also owns nottingham forest, who remain in the thick of a premier league relegation battle after their appeal against a points deduction for breaking financial rules was rejected. and have been outspoken in their criticism of referees this season. for me,

they were european champions in 1982 unai emery�*s side need to overcome the disappointment of their—finals last week but the liverpool manager is a big fan of the villa boss.

aston villa face what their manager unai emery has called the biggest game of their season as they attemptoin fiorentina by overturning a 4—2 first leg deficit against olympiakos in greece. keeper emi martinez, whose penalty saves got them this far, could be back from injury for the match in piraeus. of course it is going to be very difficult here in a way because always, with the, they have the most fans, supporting the home team, it could be more difficult. here their support pushes a lot, helping them. the biggest challenge we are going to face this year, playing in the semifinal. naomi osaka is attempting to claim another scalp at the italian open, where on wednesday the four time grand slam champion beat a top 50 player on clay for the first time since 2019. she's taking on ukrainian marta kostyuk in the second rounds and it's currently 4—1 to osaka. meanwhile, rome provides the next stop on what is expected to be rafael nadal�*s final year on tour before retiring. he's on court in the first round against zizou berys in a tournament he's won ten times before. he lost the first set, wo

unai emery was looking to do what no aston villa manager had done for more than a0 years, book a placee were facing a brighton team without a win in their last six league games. the first act was short on action. it wasn't until deep into added time that the away keeper was forced into a point—blank save. this time, no mistake. although var wrote that the german midfielder was offside. the captain john mcginn's has been one of the players pivotal in their lofty league position, and when he slotted home that saw a step closer. this time, the assistant referee had other ideas. the deadlock was finally broken when the brighton winger was fouled inside the box. from the spot, jelle pedro had the second attempt. the only goal of the game, brighton with all three points. as for aston villa, that way to secure a table at europ's top table goes on, for another week at least. nesta mcgregor, bbc news. liverpool survived a late fight back from tottenham to return to winning ways injurgen klopp's penultimate match at anfield. eight days after his touchline fight up with klopp, mo salah was back t

league last night , asson villa lost against olympiakos of greece last night, with this result unai emery's students will have a hard time for the return match . and one step closer to the final meeting. some more news from european football in the provisional game of the 26th week of the english premier league, chelsea defeated tottenham 0-0 and hoped to win the european quota. chelsea showed once again that no matter how weak you are stanford bridge has a lot to say. one of the two european leagues or the conference was trying and the opponent was trying for the champions league quota. chelsea started the game from the beginning with the opponent's mistakes and was about to score in the 5th minute when fandfin pulled the ball from the tottenham goal line. the blues still had the ball and the field in their hands, but in creating a serious situation. in this game, it was as if i didn't have afek's line at all. i feel like i have to get some new players in this line. i really have nothing to say and i have to go to chelsea. i was really happy that we won the game, but i'm running out of pat

aston villa head coach unai emery believes that the high level of the premier league has lowered the chances of english clubs in europe. our league is considered the toughest league in the world. if we want to be successful in the premier league, we must focus on the preparation process have a percentage combining this issue with european competitions is a difficult challenge. cruz stayed in madrid. according to kade nasser, tony cruz has reached an agreement to extend his contract with real madrid until the summer of 2025. after the return match against bayern munich next week, tony cruz will officially announce that he will stay in real madrid for one year and according to athletic arsenal, he is ready to sell gabriel jesus in the summer of 2024 if they receive an offer of 70 million euros. jesus, who joined arsenal from manchester city for 52 million euros in the summer of 2020, is now thinking. arteta has no place and is rejected. he has received another astronomical offer from saudi arabia, which he is not willing to accept. leva has repeatedly emphasized that he wants to stay i

package, the margins of the world of football, with the official announcement of aston villa club , unai emery's contract was extended for another 5 seasons . for the first time in the history of his club to the league the european champions have arrived. anglotti's sarcasm to the champions league contenders. carla angelotti, the head coach of real madrid , reacted before the meeting with dortmund in the final match of the champions league in a meeting that took place on the sidelines and said: "the club made its own history with this competition. the history of real madrid was born with this competition and for all real madrid fans in the league." heroes are something else. this according to fabrizio romano paulo fonseca, the portuguese head coach joined milan with a two-year contract worth two and a half million euros. the portuguese coach is currently in australia. he has and when he returns , he will officially sign a contract with rossoneri, and the former star on the radar of barcelona club bolograna has suggested his former player tiagontara to be added to hansi flick's technical staff as

europe's most prestigious club competition, unai emery's side finished fourth in the english premier league and villa's main rivals tottenham lost 2-0 to manchester city yesterday and are now five points behind aston villa on round until the end of the championship. aston villa will play in the main european cup tournament for the first time since the 1982-1983 season. then birmingham took part in the champions cup on rights. of the winners of the preliminary draw of the tournament this season, the team deliberately played in the conference league, performed quite successfully, but in in the semi-finals, aston villa lost, unexpectedly losing to the greek olympiakos. fifa has planned the first ever women's club world cup. this was announced on the official website of the organization, the tournament was announced back in 2020. on the 21st, then , it was about the basic principles, so to speak , according to which the championship will be held, and now it is known that 16 clubs will take part in the first draw, the distribution of quotas between fifa's continental federations has not y

liverpool, pero apareció el colombiano john durán par vestirse de héroe y darle el empate al equipo de unai emeryn dodger stadium. 1 de los grandes atractivos de esta serie será la visita del japonés joe otani a la bahía luego de que san francisco era un posible destino antes de firmar por los dodgers. al final, en ese repaso deportivo. pausa y ya regresamos con más domina. la acción fue presentado por toyota. cuando la aventura llama toyota reonotspde toya este internet no es sólo rápido. este internet es rapidez como nunca viste. ahora con el doble de velocidad por el mismo precio. solo $19.99 al mes. es el internet más rápido. rapidez a la velocidad de recetas de último minuto. videos virales. videollamadas de año nuevo. y ganar en el video juego. rapidez así en casa. hazlo todo. al mismo tiempo. rápido. puede hacer para evitar convertirse en la próxima víctima. esta información a las 11 en nuestro noticiero de la noche. ya nos vamos despidiendo. pero antes, si tiene preguntas sobre las elecciones, aproveche porque mañana martes 14 de mayo desde las 09:00 hasta las 18:30 de la tarde, telemundo

they trail olympiakos 4—2 before the second leg in greece, with their manager unai emery saying his sideis a really good moment to watch, and we have to be competitive like they were at home against us, and improving on some things we didn't do. two semi—finals in the europa league later to tell you about later, as well. xabi alonso's bayer leverkusen team have won the bundesliga and reached

unai emery's team took fourth place in english premier league.d villa's main competitor , tottenham, lost to manchester city 0:2 yesterday and is now five points behind aston villa for the tour until the end of the championship. aston villa will play in the main euro. which tournament for the first time since the 1982-1983 season, then birmingham took part in the champions cup as the winners of the preliminary draw of the tournament. this season , the unameri team played in the conference league, performed quite successfully, but in the semi-finals aston villa lost, unexpectedly lost to the greek olympiakos. fifa planned carrying out. the first ever women 's club world championship, this was reported on the official website of the organization, the tournament was announced back in 2021, then it was about the basic principles, so to speak, according to which the championship will be held, and now it is known that 16 will take part in the first draw clubs, the allocation of quotas between continental federations has not yet been approved by fifa, t

and coming up on bbc news, unai emery�*s aston villa must overcome a two—goal deficit away at olympiakosight, to advance to a first european final since 1982. good afternoon, welcome to the bbc�*s news at one. in the last hour, the bank of england has announced that its base interest rate is being kept on hold for the sixth consecutive time. the bank's monetary policy committee decided to leave it at 5.25%, with a hint though that cuts may be on the way soon. as our chief economics correspondent dharshini david reports. while some of these households are seeing the cost of living crunch ease as incomes rise, it's still getting harderfor the ease as incomes rise, it's still getting harder for the 1.6 ease as incomes rise, it's still getting harderfor the 1.6 million across the country who are remortgaging this year. it’s across the country who are remortgaging this year. it's been a scary three — remortgaging this year. it's been a scary three months. _ remortgaging this year. it's been a scary three months. paul- remortgaging this year. it's been a scary three months. paul day - remortga

and unai emery has agreed a new five—year contract with aston villa.place in the premier league this season, qualifying for top—level european football for the first time in over a0 years. to cricket and england's one—day captain jos buttler will almost certainly miss the third t20 against pakistan having left the squad in cardiff for the birth of his third child. the timing means it's now likely he'll be available for the whole of the t20 world cup, which starts on sunday. in buttler�*s absence, moeen ali will captain the side with willjacks likely to open the batting. and that's all the sport for now. back to you, christian. thank you very much. the pictures that came in overnight from gaza are horrifying. the hamas—run health ministry says 45 people were killed in the air strike in the tal al sultan area of north—west rafah but dozens of others are thought to have been injured. the area was packed with civilians, many of them living in improvised shelters. the air strike caused a huge fire that burned for hours. the israeli military said it had targ

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up on bbc news — it's been 42 years since villa park hosted a european semi—final — but tonight unai emeryill play olympiacos in the europa conference league. good evening. john swinney looks set to become scotland's new leader after the woman expected to challenge him decided to back him instead. kate forbes confirmed she would not be standing for the snp leadership after humza yousaf�*s resignation. instead, mr swinney, scotland's former deputy first minister and party leader, has offered her a "significant" role in his government. our scotland editor, james cook, reports. please show your appreciation forjohn swinney. the snp is in trouble — divided, distracted and struggling to govern. john swinney says it's time to get a grip and he is the man for the job. i could have stood back and hoped others would sort things out. but i care too much about the future of scotland, and the scottish national party, to walk on by. you've said there you can't walk on by because, essentially, your party is a disunited mess. what specifically is wrong with it? well, the party is not cohesive just now. w

aston villa face what their manager unai emery has called the biggest game of their season, as they attempt fiorentina by overturning game of their season, as they attempt to join fiorentina by overturning a li—2 first leg deficit against olympiakos in greece. keeper emi martinez, whose penalty saves got them this far, could be back from injury for the match in piraeus. of course it is going to be very difficult here away because always, with the, they have the most fans supporting the home team, it could be more difficult. here their supporters push a lot, helping them. the biggest challenge we are going to face this year, playing in the semifinal. now, a lot of mexican fans were excited when it was announced that the azteca stadium will host five matches of the 2026 football world cup. but not everyone is happy with the upcoming tournament. box owners at the stadium in mexico city say they are not planning on giving up their seating area for the world cup, with one likening it to someone invading his property for a festival in the neighbourhood. fifa wants full control of the stadiums 30

work then for unai emery�*s side to do.ow, so it will be difficult to come back but we must play tomorrow thinking to stand up to the first night and the game plan we had did not work well but tomorrow, we have to do better and it's going to be very difficult to hear it because always with the atmosphere and supporting the home team can be more difficult and the supporters, they push a lot and it can help them. but focusing on how we currently act. let's have a quick look at some of the other stories making the headlines today. former team gb sprinter — james ellington — has received an out—of—court settlement, after suffering life—changing injuries during a motorbike accident in 2017. the 38—year—old broke his leg and pelvis in a collision with a car in tenerife. ellington competed for britain at london 2012 and the rio 0lympics four years later. stage five of the giro di'italia ended in a sprint finish in luca in tuscany with frenchman benjamin tomma claiming the first grand tour stage win of his career. it was also the f

and unai emery has agreed a new five—year contract with aston villa.emier league this season, qualifying for top—level european football for the first time in over a0 years. manchester united defender maya le tissier has been called into the england squad for the upcoming european championship qualifiers. she moves up from the standby list to replace niamh charles, who'll remain with chelsea to manage a calf injury. england are preparing for a double—header against france at stjames' park on friday, then in saint—etienne the following week. england captain leah williamson has signed a new multiple—year contract with women's super league side arsenal. the defender has spent her entire senior career with the london club, who have not revealed how long the deal is for. williamson captained the lionesses to victory at euro 2022 and has also won the wsl and two fa cups with arsenal. to cricket, and england captainjos buttler is set to miss tuesday's third t20 against pakistan for the birth of his third child. there was a chance buttler could have missed som

they trail olympiakos 4—2 before the second leg in greece, with their manager unai emery saying his sidet handle a "difficult" atmosphere on what is the biggest game of their season. it will be difficult to come back, but this is a really good moment to watch, and we have to be competitive like they were at home against us, and improving on some things we didn't do. two semi—finals in the europa league later to tell you about later, as well. xabi alonso�*s bayer leverkusen team have won the bundesliga and reached the final of the german cup — and are in a healthy position to do the same in this competition. leverkusen, who knocked out west ham in the last round, have a 2—0 lead in their semifinal, heading into the second leg against roma after a victory in italy last week. finishing the job with a draw or better later will not only deliver a trip to dublin, but also extend their unbeaten run from the beginning of the season in all competitions to 49 games, breaking a european football record. there's only a handful of games left then for leverkusen to go the whole season without defeat.

unai emery is one of the best we have in the business, ioo%, one wherever he was it was a success someemely well. thejob he's doing is absolutely exceptional and we all know how important it is for a club to qualify for the league, how difficult it is to do so and that he probably very likely will do that, it is obsolete exceptional. —— absolutely. rangers have to win against dundee tomorrow night — if they're to maintain hopes of an outside chance of winning the title in scotland. the 2—1 defeat to celtic on saturday left them six points behind their rivals — and with a goal difference inferior by seven — with both teams having two games remaining. rangers are without several key players, but they're not giving up hopejust yet. even with two losses and a draw, we are one point in the six months in this last six months. so, no, it is not a big game but we need to prove on the pitch and the results against each other and in the other games also because it is not only against each other. news in the women's super league now — and after seven years, vivianne miedema is to leave arsenal at

and coming up on bbc news, unai emery�*s aston villa must overcome a two—goal deficit away at olympiakosn hold for the sixth consecutive time. the bank's monetary policy committee decided to leave it at 5.25%, with a hint though that cuts may be on the way soon. as our chief economics correspondent dharshini david reports. while some of these households are seeing the cost of living crunch ease as incomes rise,

boss unai emery says this is "the biggest game of their season," but his side must handle what will be so let's get to piraus and join our correspondent natalie pirks, who is live there for us — natalie? the history books tell us of greek miracles. singing in greek but in the heart of ancient greece, villa fans don't think they'll need one. the only english team left standing in europe might be on their knees in this tie — but fans are optimistic they can turn around the 4- optimistic they can turn around the 4— to desperate —— li—2 deficit. like martin, whose become the home of the greek aston villa fan club. we waited such — greek aston villa fan club. we waited such a _ greek aston villa fan club. - waited such a long time for this. everyone is happy with the season we've had. a , everyone is happy with the season we've had. , ., , everyone is happy with the season we've had-— everyone is happy with the season we've had. , ., , ., ., , we've had. many of these villa fans weren't even _ we've had. many of these villa fans weren't even alive _ we've had. many of these villa fans weren

unai emery�*s side already had a huge task on their hands, 4—2 down from the first leg, but it's olympiacoso's side conceded a penalty throughjonathan tah. leandro paredes converted the penalty, but it didn't prove to be enough as roma lost out on aggregate. an own goal which could prove enough to go through on aggregate. currently 2—1 but 0 soon would go through on aggregate coming in leverkusen were unbeaten all season for 48 games and will face atalanta in the final. nottingham forest boss nuno espirito santo insists he has "already moved on" after the club's failed appeal against their points deduction. forest were docked four points in march for breaching the premier league's financial rules, and an appeal board upheld an independent commission's decision on tuesday. the club sit three points above the premier league relegation zone with two games remaining and will hope to secure their safety at the city ground on saturday against chelsea. we had the hope and belief that because we conquered that point on the pitch. brute because we conquered that point on the itch. ~ ., ., , ., belie

and this is unai emery. so unai emery and the irony is we're talking about arsenal.nal. arsenal he was at arsenal. he got fired from there mikel arteta took over. but he's done an amazing job. and aston villa deserved to be in the champions league. so they're fourth and with spurs fifth. you know what? when it comes to the top, how many different teams do you think have been at the top of the league? top of the premier league this year? three been a lot more than that. so west ham, newcastle, brighton , west ham, newcastle, brighton, spurs, arsenal, manchester city and liverpool and liverpool were at top more weeks than anybody else, not manchester united. >> they're i don't know i'm just going to go down. all right. >> all right. yeah i'll keep looking. hold on. no no sign that says there's always the future. there's always the future. there's always the future there. >> are they playing tonight. >> are they playing tonight. >> yeah manchester united against newcastle tonight. last time newcastle finished above manchester united . manchester united. >> do again. cou

unai emery has done an incrediblejob. 0verall remarkable. unai emery has done an incredible job. greek passion and desire ran red hot, villa's belief deserted them. in the port of piraeus, their european dream sailed away — for this season, at least. it's been more than a0 years since their last european trophy but as fans made their way to the karaiskakis stadium, praying for a blistering start, a cauldron awaited. welcome to hellas. the return of their number one, emmy martinez, was a welcome sight, but he could do little to stop the greeks' chief tormentor, el kaabi. villa's hill became a mountain. it's el kaabi. they remained calm, though — confident their patient probing would reap rewards. but when the goal gaped, they couldn't convert. frustration on the touchline continued with every chance that went begging and glum fans were about to get glamour. el kaabi was clinical and, crucially, after a check, onside. an olympic effort from the home side, high emotions for their first final in their history. from villa fans, only pride at a season that's delivered so many highs alr

look at the face of unai emery here.r end of season dinner. the champagne was flowing as they celebrated a return to european football's top table for the first time in a1 years. they actually won the european cup back in 1982, but a season later wouldn't qualify again, until now. hats off to unai emery who took over two years ago with the club battling relegation. we were talking about famous villa fans yesterday after tom hanks expressed his love for the club, eclipsed by their most famous fan, their success sealed with royal approval. prince william... "we are in the champions league. can't wait for next season." sounds like he's already planning an away trip for one of their european matches. maybe take it onto a royal tour! the scottish premiership title celebrations are also on hold after rangers won to stop celtic from clinching it last night. defeat for rangers to dundee would have handed them the title and whilst celtic would have been reaching for the champagne when rangers were 2—0 down, it was back in the fri

and unai emery has agreed a new five—year contract with aston villa.he birth of his third child. the timing means it's now likely he'll be available for the whole of the t20 world cup, which starts on sunday. in buttler�*s absence, moeen ali will captain the side with willjacks likely to open the batting. and jacks says he can't wait to play a role — both against pakistan and at the world cup. i'm really excited. i've dreamt of this obviously since i was little boy, and i've missed out on the last few, which had me a little bit. i really wanted to be there and i'm really excited for this hopefully would go there and when. would go there and win. we are defending champions of this world cup and we will do his will as we can and this is all about preparation for what's going to happen in a week to ten days' time. australia will be one of the favourites to lift the trophy this time around — and they've had some good news, with captain mitch marsh declaring himself fit and ready to go, despite suffering a hamstring injury whilst playing in the indian premi

they were punished if unai emery felt the tie was slipping away. comes 3—2. villa's luck. watch it fly from kunze back into the net for two some clumsy defending then gave villa another chance a penalty. douglas luiz after lengthy delay after picking his spot, he missed it. everything that could have gone wrong basically did. was the verdict of villa's captain. after a night of frustrations, one thing is still certain there is a second leg, and as hard as it may seem for aston villa, now is not the time to slow down. joe wilson, bbc news at villa park. a bad night for villa in europe, but their chances of finishing in the top four of the premier league, have improved, after tottenham lost 2—0, against london rivals chelsea at stamford bridge. the second goal, summed up spur�*s night. a cracking free kick from cole palmer cannons off the bar, and it's nicolas jackson who gets to the rebound. it leaves spurs seven points behind villa, withjust one game in hand. spurs defeat also means liverpool are now guaranteed champions league football next season

manager unai emery says they must learn from that and cope with the atmosphere the greek fans createlt. here the supporters, they push a lot. helping them. the biggest challenge we are going to face this year playing in this semifinal. fiorentina await the winners in the final. a late penalty for the italians gave them a one—all draw at club bruges last night which was enough for a 4—3 aggregate win. no change among the leaders of the giro d'italia. britain's geraint thomas remains second overall going into stage six. stage five ended in a sprint finish in luca in tuscany with frenchman benjamin thomas claiming the first grand tour stage win of his career. it was also the first victory of the year for his cofidis team. the leaders finished in the main group alongside overall leader taday podacar. rory mcilroy has called for golf to follow the example of the northern ireland peace process. the world number two is playing at the pga event in north carolina later today and wants the organisation to come to a compromise with the saudi—backed liv tour. so i sort of liken it to like when n

look at the face of unai emery... the villa manager celebrating champions league qualification.s flowing as the former european champions celebrated a return to europe's top table for the first time in 41 years. in the nba playoffs denver nuggets are one win away from the western conference finals.... nikola jokic scored a0 points as the reigning champions beat the timberwolves112—97 in denver. the serb — who was named the nba's most valuable player for the third time last week — added 13 assists and seven rebounds. the nuggets have turned the series around after losing the first two games. minnesota must now win game six in minneapolis to force a decider back in denver. meanwhile in the eastern conference semi—finals, jalen brunson scored 44 points as the new york knicks beat the indiana pacers 121—91. a win on friday night in indianapolis will see the knicks reach the eastern conference finals for the first time in 2a years. staying in the nba, it's been rare for bronnyjames, son of four—time nba champion lebronjames, to speak to the media. but he's done so ahead of the nba dr

maybe like unai emery possibly aston villa who's done a great job and but it's only seems to be awardedtcha yeah. do you know what i'm saying? yeah. >> you know, sometimes maybe an award for effort. >> well no because they don't have an award for effort. >> i'm sorry. oh just because they're nice. >> how about an award because they're quite nice. >> yeah. they should all be given awards. >> everybody give an awards. >> everybody give an awards. >> yes. just just just for having a go. yeah, just for trying hard. >> oh, no, not this sake , >> oh, no, not this sake, cricket. jofra archer. archer. he is of course, our super speed bowler. tell us about him. >> yeah. jofra has had injuries over the years, the thing is he hasn't played a lot . had hardly hasn't played a lot. had hardly played at all for england. so england play pakistan tonight at headingley in leeds. so they're back again. so it's a t20 because the t20 world cup is this year. now jofra archer is an amazing bowler but he's had a lot of injuries because he's so fast. he's so quick. he's look you see yeah he got to do that. that

and it was not easy for unai emery in arsenal after arsene wenger.the "biggest clubs in the world" was "difficult to ignore." he's highly rated after three very successful seasons with feyenoord in the dutch eredivisie, winning the league title last year. they were runners—up this season gone, and won the dutch cup. it's costing liverpool nearly £10 million in compensation and he's set to take charge from june the first on a three year contract. a new manager is incoming for west ham too. they're set to appoint julen lopetegui as their new boss later this week, taking over from david moyes. his cv includes the spanish national team, real madrid, sevilla and wolves in the premier league for nearly nine months last year. chelsea women are set to announce lyon's sonia bompastor as their new manager replacing emma hayes who's off to take charge of the united states women's side. bompastor will lead lyon into the champions league final against barcelona on saturday, before heading to chelsea. it's parade time for those sides with something to celebrate at