Aston Villa coach Unai Emery is classified as “special and amazing” to face the Champions League quarter -finals against Paris Saint -Germain, his former club. However, the Spaniard guarantees that the focus on the unification of the English team among European football champions.
Emery returns to Paris on Wednesday (9), for the first match in Parc Des Princesss. Between 2016 and 2018, Benisan led Paris Saint -Germain, Winning the French Championship title In the 2017-18 season.
The current Aston Villa captain since 2022, Emery led Birmingham to his first participation in revocation In more than 40 years. Now he dreams of moving forward and reaching the semi -finals of the competition.
“When I got to Aston Villa, that was a challenge. I wanted to win the title, to be in European competitions. Champions League “It is incredible, but doing this constantly is the next challenge,” Emery said at a press conference.
He added: “Playing in Paris, the quarter -finals match, is a special and amazing thing for all of us in the club. But we want to be consistent at this level. We are very confident, we have opportunities and want to enjoy.”
Despite the relationship with the Parisian club, Emery stresses that he is completely committed to Aston Villa.
“What I did here (in Paris) is in my luggage. It is special to return, especially for circumstances. But I am trying to fulfill my responsibility with the club I am, and I take the best in the team and the players.”
The coach also praised the last performance of PSG, who Liverpool was canceled on round 16.
“They are playing great football. They are competing, as it has always been with Luis Enrique teams, and dominates superiority in both the league and the champions. Against Liverpool, they showed huge power,” he said.
“In pressure, it is very good with the players who have, and they are very aggressors and intense in every work, all over the field. We want competition and be champions on the field,” he said.
Fencing is strong feelings, with Emery’s reunification with his former club and the possibility of continuing the history of Aston Villa in making the date of the season.
(Genina Nuno Rios report in Mexico City; Ken Ferris Edition)
