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The Europa League trophy thinking about Unai Emery coming back next season…

So many of us said a good season would be Europe again with a good UCL run. Knew balance would be tough. When you think about the injuries we’ve had, the fact that’s all but locked in - with the possibility of better - with 4 games to go, we’re doing grand. You can be disappointed and keep your head

Dipped into Twitter in the last 24 hours and don’t miss the thirst for rage. We’re all gutted and it was rubbish but no room for context or reason with a lot of people.

Disappointing certainly. I do think the amount of games, and the intensity of them, caught up with us yesterday. Will be different by Fulham.

Yesterday was bad but we’re broadly as good as it gets at home. A week off too. I expect normal service to resume.

Forest and Chelsea have fixtures you can see them slipping up in. And naturally neither can ‘win out’. I’m ruling out Man City and Newcastle, they’ve gone. My gut tells me we do enough to get 6th and come away with 9-10 points from the remaining games.

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Only thing that can really change is Conference League will go to 7th rather than 8th if Palace win the FA Cup. Stay in 7th and I think it’s fairly certain. Would also be stunned if Newcastle miss out on top 5 now. Either way, we’ll do enough to get something. Just depends on which one.

I think Europe is basically sewn up but you’re right if we want UCL. Or even Europa League. I hate to say it but I think Palace fans outdid us yesterday too. Villa fans oddly flat even before it started going wrong. And didn’t think much of our pre-match stuff.

It’s tough to take for sure. Our schedule has been insane since Preston, though. We’ve had some incredible performances against really good teams. This week has been about managing what’s left in the players and it hasn’t been enough. Expect a big bounce back against Fulham with the week off.

Yesterday was Villa’s 7th game in 3 weeks. We’ve got a good squad and should’ve played better but fair to say we looked cooked. And understandably so.

Agree on the first one today. It goes down the middle.

A lot of mitigation. Injuries meant we didn’t have a settled back 4 until Feb at least. Problem is we give up big chances early in games. Chances of him saving things are low, although last couple of games he’s been off. Also think he plays through the pain barrier.

Well that was rubbish. You can agree with Unai that the club is well ahead of schedule while also acknowledging that today was a disaster. Certain we’ll have more occasions like today as long as he’s manager. And we won’t play that badly in one again. 2 SFs in 2 seasons. Here comes the comeback.

Just went for a big run to burn off some of the energy from last night. Every time my brain goes towards disappointment, I just get this incredible physical memory of how it felt to be in the ground last night. Never felt anything quite like it. Genuinely think I’ll remember it forever. Up the Villa

John McGinn was the world’s happiest and angriest man tonight. Something to behold.

Competing against an incredible team who were allowed to build under conditions that are impossible now. Sensational stuff from Villa. A night for the soul. We are back. Up the Villa.

Inviting others to step up. Iconic stuff.

Mind games from Asensio. So clever.

So I’m an idiot. Not only had I attended an FA Cup game, I’ve spent a lot of time wearing the special shirt I bought to mark the occasion. Role on Wembley!

Last night felt like watching a football team in a tumble dryer. In that context, Villa acquitted themselves well and PSG scored from their only ‘chance’ in the 92nd minute. They’re a level above and they should be with all of their advantages. Tie is still alive, next Tuesday will be unreal. UTV!

I’m not sure you know. 34k tickets. Plenty of season ticket holders skipped those cup games. Less important but won’t be able to sit next to my dad who’ll be getting his Friday morning.

Season ticket holder who has been to each Champions League game. Had a ticket to each FA Cup game but gave it to someone else. Appreciate giving people the chance to go to games but ludicrous that I might not get a Wembley ticket.

A bit of a moan here. There are so many people leaving Villa games early now. I get it with night games, especially with kids and different jobs. It just seems really odd and sucks the atmosphere out of the stadium. Also distracting too. Game yesterday was so tight. Why wouldn’t you stick around?

Our home form under Emery is something else. Bar a couple of small wobbles of 2-3 games, we just don’t lose at Villa Park any more. Haven’t seen the like in my time as a Villa fan. These are special times.

Thought McGinn was excellent when he came on. Obvious but this is why you have a squad. Our subs made us better. And we got a rest into a few. Lovely stuff.

Yeah exactly, would usually back him in that situation. Rashford coped far better, although they were getting more desperate. We were uncharacteristically loose in CM but we did the blood and thunder stuff well when needed. Emery can’t be pleased with the space in CM area second half.

I thought Asensio showed what he can bring to the starting XI in the first half, then showed why he can’t start some games in the second. One of the best footballers we’ve ever had at VP. Put a shift in, too.