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Emery takes positives from Barcelona defeat
Aston Villa's Unai Emery finds lessons after Champions League loss to Barcelona.
In brief
Aston Villa's Unai Emery finds lessons after Champions League loss to Barcelona. Aston Villa's Unai Emery sees learning opportunities after a 2-0 Champions League defeat to Barcelona. Originally reported by BBC Sport.
Barcelona defeat
Aston Villa lost 2-0 to Barcelona in Champions League.
“unai emery punched the air in frustration at the spotify nou camp”
Game summary
Lamine Yamal scored first, Raphinha added second half double.
“raphinha's quick second-half double put the game out of reach”
Emery's perspective
Emery says the game provided valuable learning opportunities.
“it is giving me a lot of information to analyse and compete at this level”
Villa's progress
Villa have won three Champions League matches this season.
“they arrived in spain with wins against club brugge, fenerbahce and viking”
Historical context
Emery faced Barcelona in 2015 with a 4-0 deficit.
“in what became known as la remontada, barcelona recovered from four point zero down”
Emery's record
Emery has 15 defeats in 16 games against Barcelona.
“he had won just three times in thirty one attempts against barca”
Next match
Villa will face Manchester United next in Champions League.
“they now prepare to visit manchester united next on sunday”
The one thing
Aston Villa's Unai Emery sees learning opportunities after a 2-0 Champions League defeat to Barcelona.
