When Aston Villa fans chanted about going on a European tour they would have dreamt of more than train journeys up the east coast to Edinburgh. But in thrashing Hibernian, Unai Emery’s side showed continental pedigree to ensure at least three more exotic away days.
Ollie Watkins scored a hat-trick as Villa hit five past Hibs just three days after thrashing Everton 4-0, while Leon Bailey added another to put the Premier League side in firm control of this two-legged Europa Conference League qualifier.
Emery said this week that he is taking inspiration from Villa’s European Cup winners in search of writing a new chapter in this club’s rich history, with fans still chanting about the ‘Villa boys from Aston who conquered all of Europe in 1982’.