Birmingham Aston Valley head coach Unai Emery commented on the performance of English teams in European competition this year.

“The situation is different for everyone, and what happened in the European Cups is simply unbelievable! How important it is for English teams in Europe.

We can say that the Premier League is the strongest league, stronger than others, the best, but in Europe it’s difficult to lose. It's important to fight there. I will notify you. This week it has become a very good butt.

We didn’t discuss this in the dressing room, we just guessed,” said Emeri.

It is significant that out of the nine English teams in the European Cups, the only one that achieved victory was Aston Villa under Kerivnitsev Emery (Lille 1:0).