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Unai Emery Completes Successful First Chapter With Aston Villa

Ep. 242

It's been a long time since the final day of a Premier League season landed at Villa Park with something tangible at stake. We look back at Aston Villa's Europa Conference League winning happy ending, as Unai Emery completes a very successful first chapter at Aston Villa.


We also catch up on the latest Villa news, Three Points and Media Muppet activity.


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