'The Rise Of A Sleeping Giant': Aston Villa Seal First Ever UEFA Champions League Qualification

Premier League 2023/24: The Unai Emery's side are all set to end their 41-yr wait for premier European competition by sealing UCL qualification. Here are the details.

Aston Villa became the fourth and final team from Premier League to seal UCL qualification for next season ( Image Source :Getty Images )

Premier League 2023/24: Aston Villa have ended their 41-year wait of UEFA Champions League qualification, as Unai Emery's side the fourth and final spot for UCL qualification after Tottenham Hotspurs' 2-0 defeat to Manchester City. The Birmingham-based club are on 68 points and will remain at 4th irrespective of the results on the final Matchday, as Spurs are behind by 5 points at 5th, and Liverpool are ahead by 11 points at 3rd.

ASTON VILLA WILL PLAY IN THE 2024/25 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE! 😍 pic.twitter.com/lEJjyvkSoG

— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) May 14, 2024

Coming soon to Villa Park. ✨ pic.twitter.com/Q9sHCc7UZs

— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) May 14, 2024

Aston Villa Football Club.

Back on Europe’s biggest stage.#UCL // @ChampionsLeague pic.twitter.com/axW43889au

— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) May 14, 2024

THIS MOMENT. pic.twitter.com/y5aLjEsq6t

— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) May 14, 2024

With the result, the Top 4 for the Premier League 2023/24 season are confirmed, and the final Matchday will decide the 3rd relegated team, which is practically Luton Town unless something extremely dramatic and historic happens, and the title winner, in which, Manchester City are unprecedented frontrunners and runaway leaders. 

This season's top four teams are confirmed 🤝

Just the small matter of the title to be decided on The Final Day... pic.twitter.com/tu7QhCTvv8

— Premier League (@premierleague) May 14, 2024

 

Aston Villa: A Journey Of Resurgence Of Old Giant

In a season full of memorable stories, unbeaten runs across Europe, the story of Aston Villa deserves its set of flowers, as Unai Emery has done an incredible job at the club, which was, few seasons ago, on the brink of relegation and barely survived thanks to magical moments of individual brilliance from Jack Grealish (who is now at Manchester City) and company.

Fourth spot confirmed for @AVFCOfficial! 👏

Take a look at their rise since they returned to the Premier League! pic.twitter.com/NSj3APaRJb

— Premier League (@premierleague) May 14, 2024

Aston Villa's last ever UCL appearance came in the 1982/83 season, where the defending champions conceded their crown by bowing out on the quarter final stage, at the hands of Bayern Munich. Inspite of being a European champion and competiting at the highest level, this will still be the first ever appearance of Aston Villa in UCL, as the format was rebranded from European Cup to UEFA Champions League in 1992. Late legendary footballer Johan Cruyff's 'Dream Team' (1992 side of FC Barcelona) remain the last winners of the older format.