Europa League 2025-26

[ADVILLAFAN]

Seems like only yesterday that we were going out to Celta Vigo at the Hawthorns and the referee was making it up as he went along. 25 years!

[AV82EC]

Just done a quick check on potential away allocations at all the grounds in the draw, there's a few where it'll be 600 or less but the majority are in excess of 1,500 tickets with quite a lot above 2,500 tickets as well.

[Tuscans]

Bit of Rangers please, we might see a goal.

[andyh]

Seems like only yesterday that we were going out to Celta Vigo at the Hawthorns and the referee was making it up as he went along. 25 years!

Seems like only last year when we were besides ourselves with excitement for the CL draw.

[Hookeysmith]

I know it feels like a step backwards but it is still exciting - there are many teams that would love to be in our position today.

Lets not turn into the clubs we despise due to our "entitlement" - we have been in it once. For us to finish top 4 a season ago was nothing short of miraculous and clearly upset a lot of stakeholders in the cartel.

For us then to get to the last 8 of Champs league, FA cup semi final and still finish 6th is an even better set of results. The last game was awful and leaves a horrible taste in the mouth but lets not forget what we have actually achieved.

I am sure once the window closes and we have a couple in, get our first win we will be back being a serious player that we know we are.

UTV

[Meanwood Villa]

Well said Hookey

[cdbearsfan]

I love European games. Much more interested in watching some Czech/Italian/Turkish team that I've never seen before than watching us play Man U or Everton for the millionth time. The Sunday kick offs they cause are a pain but I would still much rather be in Europe than not.

[London Villan]

I think it's more the way we finished the season that had so much promise, topped off with the performance against the worst man u team in living memory...  a win on Sunday, a couple of signings and things will feel a lot better.

[Dave]

I know it feels like a step backwards but it is still exciting - there are many teams that would love to be in our position today.

Lets not turn into the clubs we despise due to our "entitlement" - we have been in it once. For us to finish top 4 a season ago was nothing short of miraculous and clearly upset a lot of stakeholders in the cartel.

For us then to get to the last 8 of Champs league, FA cup semi final and still finish 6th is an even better set of results. The last game was awful and leaves a horrible taste in the mouth but lets not forget what we have actually achieved.

I am sure once the window closes and we have a couple in, get our first win we will be back being a serious player that we know we are.

UTV

Bang on.

[Somniloquism]

From the UEFA website.

Aston Villa (ENG)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 42
How they qualified: Sixth in England
Last season: Champions League quarter-final (L4-5agg vs Paris)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Quarter-finals (1977/78, 1997/98)

[AV82EC]

No matter what happened at the end of last season (it was shit), its happened, we can't change it and wallowing in it isn't going to move us forwards. Despite all of it, we're back in Europe, the draw coming up shortly against some tasty European opposition. This is what being a big football club is all about, testing yourself against Europe, I cant fucking wait.

[Ads]

 Very excited for this. Somewhere sunny please.

[Flamingo Lane]

I try not to get too downbeat about that defeat in the last game of last season, as I have a sense that if we had been doing better at OT then Newcastle on the day would have found it within themselves to have done better than to lose their game at home v Everton.

[Brazilian Villain]

Very excited for this.

Same here. Bring it on.

[Garyth]

Every UEFA draw is dragged out interminably.