"Aston Villa sealed their place in the knockout rounds of the Europa League with two games to spare as they came through a tricky test to beat Basel 2-1 away from home. Villa made the trip to St. Jakob Park in great spirit after igniting hope of an improbable Premier League title challenge with a 2-1 win over Premier League leaders Arsenal. Backing up that success with victory in Switzerland promised to be a difficult task,"
"After seeing a goal disallowed, Basel equalised in the 34th minute through Flavius Daniliuc, but Villa displayed their resilience as Youri Tielemans restored their advantage with a goal that proved the difference as Unai Emery's men moved onto 15 points from six games. They stay joint top of the table and are eight points clear of the 25th-placed team with two games to go,"
Aston Villa won 2-1 away at Basel to confirm qualification for the Europa League knockout rounds with two matches remaining. Evann Guessand gave Villa the lead in the 12th minute after a Basel corner was poorly cleared. Basel briefly levelled before halftime when Flavius Daniliuc scored, following a threatened set-piece delivery from Xherdan Shaqiri. Youri Tielemans restored Villa’s advantage, the decisive strike that kept Unai Emery’s side unbeaten in recent matches. Villa moved to 15 points from six group games, sit joint top, and are guaranteed at least a play-off place.
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