Steve Crossman

They wanted to be in the final.

Then they can calm down again and then they can regroup and then they can start to dream.

And I'm just again drawn to that quote above us from the great Brian Moore commentating on Aston Villa winning the European Cup.

in Rotterdam beating Bayern Munich.

That line, good ball played in for Tony Moly, it must be, and it is, Peter Wythe.

Maybe for Moly, Reed Morgan, for Wythe, Watkins.

I know it is not the European Cup, Ian, but it is a European Cup and a big one.

Absolutely it is, yeah.

I mean...

You know, back in the day when it was the UEFA Cup, we used to have an argument that that was actually harder to win the UEFA Cup than it was the European Cup because you always had, I think, a better quality of side.

That was in the days when you just had the European champions, but you didn't have teams from two, three, four and five competing in the UEFA Cup.

That was an argument maybe for yesteryear.

But no, this is still a major trophy.

It's absolutely huge for Aston Villa.

And if they were to win the Europa League and get their hands on silverware, brilliant, superb,

but also, let's not forget, it gives you direct entry into the Champions League.

I know they're probably going to do that, one of the six points clear of Bournemouth through the league anyway, but it's another indication of where Villa want to be.

Aston Villa want to be challenging for major honours.

They want to be competing in Europe's elite competition, season in, season out, and that is exactly what they're doing under Unai Emery.

Final thoughts, Dion?