Club Move After Breakout SeasonAston Villa’s Morgan Rogers has emerged as one of English football’s most exciting young attacking midfielders, and his stellar form is

Aston Villa boosted its chances of Champions League qualification after topping Fulham 1-0 in the Premier League on Saturday. Youri Tielemans' first-half header settled the game at Villa Park and ...

Substitute Donyell Malen hit the bar in stoppage time. Villa was a Champions League quarterfinalist this season after a 41-year absence from Europe’s top club competition.

Watch PSG's Desire Doue in the Champions League quarterfinal second leg soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Aston Villa on Tuesday, April 15. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) AP

Though they still secured a Europa League spot, it was the first time that Villa’s rise under Emery has not been linear; this backwards step, albeit a very small one, will pose a challenge in terms of whether they can get back up and battle the increasingly strong competition around them for those precious seats at UEFA’s top table.

It's been a quiet summer for Aston Villa up to this point, but there's a lot to be said for continuity, which wasn't guaranteed after missing out on Champions League football

Aston Villa's head coach Unai Emery watches the Champions League opening phase soccer match between Club Brugge and Aston Villa at Jan Breydelstadion in Bruges, Belgium, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024.

In their fourth game of this year's Champions League campaign, Aston Villa suffered a disappointing 1-0 defeat at Club Brugge, surrendering their 100 per cent record and slipping from top spot.