Thursday night saw the Aston Villa Europa league aspirations enhanced following a fight back 3 goal to 2 victory over RB Salzburg in Villa Park. Villa came back after a bad beginning and clinched second place in the league stage. The outcome also catapulted them into the knock out round with a momentum even after new injury concerns.
The most part of the match did not look promising in regard to a goal by Aston Villa Europa League. The hosts performed dismally during the first hour. Salzburg was dictatorial of ownership and penalized errors. Villa’s defence looked shaky. Salzburg had all his way.
The initial one was a goal that was achieved as a result of an expensive mistake. Tyrone Mings gave away the ball in his deep half. Edmund Baidoo responded promptly. Karim Konate stayed alert. His first attempt was unkempt, but the ball passed the line. Villa were caught cold.
Salzburg fell again in the early part of the second half. Moussa Yeo replaced him and hit the ground running. He completed in a composed manner to increase his lead. Villa Park fell quiet. The visitors monopolized the position.
This did not go well with Villa. Ollie Watkins was taken off with a hamstring injury that was suspected. It was another addition to the already growing list of injuries to the club. John McGinn and Youri Tielemans had been sidelined. Boubacar Kamara is still a long term absentee.
It had one minor pleasant experience. After almost four months, Harvey Elliott returned. Within a few seconds, the Liverpool loanee came almost close to scoring. Alexander Schlager made a marvelous save of his near effort.
