Emi Buendia and John McGinn found the back of the net for the English Premier League side to maintain Aston Villa’s winning streak with a difficult 2-0 win at Feyenoord in the Uefa Europa League 2025/26 League Phase on Thursday 2 October, 2025.
After a goalless first half, Buendia opened scoring for the Villans in the 61st minute with a classy finish, and McGinn sealed the victory with the second in the 79th minute.
The outcome takes Unai Emery’s Aston Villa to a third win back-to-back in all competitions.
Both players scored in Sunday’s Premier League victory over Fulham and – despite some nervy moments in Rotterdam, the Netherlands – Villa are finally amassing some momentum this season.
Aston Villa head coach, Unai Emery, told TNT Sports: “My expectation was, more or less, tough – like the match [was].
“How we were ready to compete and be resilient was very important. The test we had today was a fantastic test.
“I’m so proud of how the players responded.”
Result
Uefa Europa League 2025/26 (League Phase) – Thursday 2 October, 2025 |
| AS Roma 0-1 Lille |
| Bologna 1-1 Freiburg |
| Brann 1-0 FC Utrecht |
| Celtic 0-2 SC Braga |
| FCSB 0-2 Young Boys |
| Fenerbahçe 2-1 Nice |
| Ludogorets Razgrad 0-2 Real Betis |
| Panathinaikos 1-2 Go Ahead Eagles |
| Viktoria Plzen 3-0 Malmo FF |
| Basel 2-0 VfB Stuttgart |
| Celta Vigo 3-1 PAOK FC |
| FC Porto 2-1 FK Crvena Zvevda |
| Feyenoord 0-2 Aston Villa |
| Genk 0-1 Ferencvaros |
| Lyon 2-0 FC Salzburg |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv 1-3 Dinamo Zagreb |
| Nottingham Forest 2-3 FC Midtjylland |
| Sturm Graz 2-1 Rangers |
Photo: Aston Villa’s Emi Buendia (right) celebrates with Ian Maatsen after scoring against Feyenoord
