"Villa saw off Maccabi Tel Aviv with a 2-0 win at Villa Park, making it three wins from four games in the competition, after a surprise 2-1 defeat to Go Ahead Eagles last time out in Europe. Ian Maatsen's opener on the stroke of half-time and a Donyell Malen penalty did the damage, and Villa would have had a third if not for fine work from visiting goalkeeper Roi Mishpati."
""We were playing solidly and playing seriously. We conceded more chances than we planned," Emery told TNT Sports. "They needed to get something here and they played very focused. Overall, we dominated. "We used our passion and our experience in Europe. Here at home in the Conference League two years ago, we have the experience and try to understand the difficulties.""
"Malen's penalty for Aston Villa was his 16th goal overall in major European competitions (eight for PSV, seven for Borussia Dortmund, one for Villa), however, it was his first not from open play. Morgan Rogers teed up Maatsen's opener and now has 16 open-play assists in all competitions in the last two seasons for Villa. The only Premier League player with more in that time is Mohamed Salah (25)."
Aston Villa beat Maccabi Tel Aviv 2-0 at Villa Park to record their third Europa League win from four matches after an earlier surprise defeat to Go Ahead Eagles. Ian Maatsen scored on the stroke of half-time and Donyell Malen converted a penalty, while visiting goalkeeper Roi Mishpati denied a potential third. Unai Emery credited the squad's European experience and lessons from the Conference League two seasons ago for helping the team handle continental challenges. Morgan Rogers supplied the assist for Maatsen and has amassed 16 open-play assists across the last two seasons, while Malen reached 16 European goals overall.
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