English side, Aston Villa, emerged victorious in the Uefa Europa Conference League 2023/24 match against Zrinjski Mostar at Villa Park on Thursday 5 October, 2023.
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| Captain John McGinn celebrates with teammates after scoring late for Aston Villa in the Uefa Europa Conference League 2023/24 match against Zrinjski Mostar at Villa Park on Thursday 5 October, 2023. Photo: @AVFCOfficial |
The Villans won by a lone goal, scored by Captain John McGinn in the 4th minute of additional time.
The night looked almost disappointing for Aston Villa, having fallen by two goals to three to Legia Warsaw in Poland in their opening match of Group E.
In his post-match comments, McGinn told TNT Sports: “It’s huge because of the way we started the group. Tonight was a must-win, there is no doubt about that. After tonight, if we had a point it would not be the end of the world, but it was not what we wanted.
“This is the demands if you want to play in Europe. We tried for years and now we need to try and improve.
“I have been through a lot with this club, so to score our first goal back at Villa Park in European football is absolutely mental and hopefully many more to come.”
Aston Villa manager, Unai Emery, in his post-match comments, said: “this victory is with heart.”
Results ⬇
| Uefa Europa Conference League 2023/24 – Results – Thursday 5 October, 2023 |
| Klaksvik 0-0 Lille |
| Olimpija Ljubljana 0-1 Slovan Bratislava |
| Breidablik 0-1 Zorya |
| Gent 2-0 Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| FC Astana 1-2 Viktoria Plzen |
| Ballkani 2-0 Dinamo Zagreb |
| Besiktas 2-3 Lugano |
| Bodo/Glimt 0-1 Club Brugge |
| Aston Villa 1-0 Zrinjski Mostar |
| AZ Alkmaar 1-0 Legia Warszawa |
| Cukaricki 0-2 Genk |
| Fiorentina 2-2 Ferencvaros |
| Aberdeen 1-1 HJK Helsinki |
| PAOK FC 2-1 Eintracht Frankfurt |
| FC Nordsjælland 7-1 Ludogorets Razgrad |
| Spartak Trnava 1-2 Fenerbahce |
