Emery takes positives, but Villa 'have work to do' to reach Barca level
Summary
Barcelona beat Aston Villa in the Champions League, ending Villa’s perfect start in the competition after three wins. Unai Emery said the match gave his team lessons and information to study, while Villa created first-half chances but did not take them.Key Facts
- Barcelona scored through Lamine Yamal and Raphinha, whose two second-half goals put the game beyond Villa.
- A mistake by Villa’s Joao Gomes led to Yamal’s opening goal in the seventh minute.
- Villa had chances in the first half but failed to score.
- The defeat ended Villa’s run of three straight Champions League wins.
- Emery said Villa made mistakes but that he was not blaming Gomes.
- Barcelona were missing Andreas Christensen, Eric García and Xavi Espart.
- Emery said the match would give him and the players experience and information to analyze.
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