Ezri Konsa commented on a critical 1-0 victory for Aston Villa against Lille.
Ollie Watkins planted a header into the back of the net in the 61st minute as the Villans defeated the Ligue 1 outfit at Stade Pierre-Mauroy. They have taken the advantage in the battle for a place in the quarterfinals of the Europa League, and restored confidence at a key moment in their campaign.
Villa had been on a four-game winless streak in all competitions, losing 2-0 to Wolves and 4-1 to Chelsea as Man United jumped ahead of them on goal difference. They also bowed out of the fourth round of the FA Cup, losing 3-1 to Newcastle United in their streak.
The group were glad to get back to winning ways just in time for their trip to Old Trafford against the Red Devils, and club captain John McGinn has returned to the fold for the action, appearing as a substitute in the 77th minute.
“So far, so good. It hasn’t been a good couple of months for us, we haven’t got results that we needed.
“But we knew how big today was, we needed to win. We played here a couple of seasons ago, we knew how tough it would be. For me, the main thing is we kept a clean sheet, something we’ve struggled to do over the last couple of games. We’re not going to get too happy, we know there’s still a second leg to play for, we have to focus on that and finish the job.”
“We had eight days leading up to this game, so we had time to prepare, time to refresh our minds and forget about the Premier League for a bit. But this game’s done and we’ve got another big one on Sunday. Football, there’s always ups and downs, you go through these little spells and hopefully today is the start of another good run.”
