Emi Buendia: "I saw the space and had the opportunity"
“Incredible,” says the scorer of Villa’s last-ditch winner in a chat with the BBC. “The feeling to score that goal and help the team get the win, an important win against the table leaders. I’m really proud to help the team and score that goal. Very happy.
“It shows the character of the teams in this league, they did well to try to block the shot with three players on the floor. I saw the space and had the opportunity, really happy. We have to keep doing our job and stay focussed on us and prepare every game. The season is long and we need to work hard, game by game. Every match is difficult and we have to keep this mentality until the end.”
Unai Emery: "Villa Park is special"
“Good afternoon,” says Unai Emery, in an interview with TNT. “So happy. We finished this week really playing like we need to – competing, demanding of ourselves, adapting to the opponent and playing with personality. Dominating sometimes and getting in the box, being intense and aggressive when we needed . Villa Park is special, the supporters transmit the energy to us. How they responded is fantastic.
Are Villa title contenders? “We are going to focus game by game. We know our only way is if we are trying to focus on each competition. Europa League we want to play well but Premier League is our first priority. We have to respond like we did today.”
