Aston Villa secured a 1-1 draw against Zrinjski Mostar, with Nicolò Zaniolo scoring his first goal for the club. This result ensured Villa's top position in Group E of the Europa Conference League, allowing them to progress directly to the last 16. Meanwhile, Real Betis lost 2-3 to Rangers, with Rangers finishing at the top of their group in the Europa League.
𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐆 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬! 📱 ▪️ Zrinjski 1-1 Aston Villa ▪️ Legia Warsaw 2-0 AZ Alkmaar Villa qualify as group winners with Legia Warsaw in second. #UECL https://t.co/nM7XNaT6nF
Kemar Roofe’s late goal earned Rangers a memorable 3-2 win against Real Betis https://t.co/PXAZX3gtnV
𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐂 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬! 📱 ▪️ Real Betis 2-3 Rangers ▪️ Aris Limassol 1-3 Sparta Prague Rangers finish top of the group with Sparta Prague getting second. Real Betis drop down to the Conference League. #UEL https://t.co/hgsZyF3DuY
🚨 It's all over in Spain! Real Betis 2-3 Rangers! ✅ #RangersFC TOP Group C! 👏 What did you make of that game? 🤔
Zrinjski Mostar 1 Aston Villa 1 A first Aston Villa goal for Nicolò Zaniolo proved to be just enough for Unai Emery’s side to progress directly to the last 16 of the Europa Conference League Read the report here ⬇️ https://t.co/FAa1JEqna2
⏰ HT in Spain Real Betis 2-2 Rangers 🤝 What did you make of that half? 🤔
NICOLO ZANIOLO's first Aston Villa goal set up a 1-1 draw with Zrinjski Mostar. 🦁 Result means Villa top Group E & go straight to the UECL round of 16. No more European games until March, allowing for full focus on the PL title race. 💪 https://t.co/1nH9rPXLxL
FT: Zrinjski 1-1 #AVFC Bit of a chore and Villa understandably sloppy, with peripheral players rusty and struggling. But the work was done before tonight with four straight group wins. Villa safely avoid having to play two extra games and top group E. Great travelling support👏
Aston Villa lead in Herzegovina! Zaniolo with the goal. #UECL https://t.co/XCDVUs73Y4
Big fan of John McGinn coming on and essentially just pinning Zrinjski's RB with his backside before spinning and delivering the cross to get the monkey off Zaniolo's back. McGinn is in the top 8% of Europe's midfielders for goal-creating actions...#AVFC https://t.co/ua8fsrsvfD
GOALL ZANIOLO 1-0 #AVFC Surprise, surprise, John McGinn provides the assist and gives Villa the spark
John McGinn and Lucas Digne replace Jacob Ramsey and Alex Moreno. Emery makes a change down #AVFC's left - McGinn often drives Villa through periods of drift, and will need to do the same here
Glasgow Rangers fans in Plaza de Espana earlier tonight starting their march to Real Betis’ Benito Villamarín Stadium for a big Europa League game. Clement still unbeaten since taking over but so too are Betis in their last 10 home games (including vs Real, their last match) https://t.co/JNaDFqYUzg
HT: Zrinjski 0-0 #AVFC Maybe what you'd expect from a relative dead-rubber with rotation against a team camped inside their half. Villa patient and had lots of the ball but Emery's demanding a change in gears. Zaniolo desperately needs a goal and Villa need to find Diaby more.
Watching another Nicolo Zaniolo start with Aston Villa. https://t.co/VJGnBirYL6
Production from both flanks has been slow going so far. Moreno and Ramsey clearly still working on their rotations/timings of movements, but Cash and Zaniolo have big opportunities, having lost their place in the starting XI. #AVFC