Tielemans Reveals Secret Behind Volley In Europa Triumph

‎Aston Villa’s Youri Tielemans said his brilliant opener in the 3-0 Europa League final win over Freiburg came from just a single day of practice.
‎He struck late in the first half at the Besiktas Stadium with a clinical, rehearsed finish. The move began from a short-corner routine, executed exactly as drilled.

‎Tielemans timed his run perfectly to meet Morgan Rogers’ delivery. His thunderous volley from the edge of the box gave Villa the breakthrough.
‎Unai Emery’s side struck again through another eye-catching goal on the stroke of half-time. Emiliano Buendia curled into the far corner from 18 yards.

‎Rogers’ second-half goal wrapped up Villa’s first trophy for 30 years and their first in Europe since 1982.

‎Youri’s sentence

‎”I feel amazing. My voice is a bit gone but it’s all good. We put in a shift, top performance, we had a great season. To top it off with this, it’s amazing,” Tielemans said.

‎”We only had one day to practise, we did it on Monday and it went brilliantly tonight. So happy.”

‎Villa’s memorable finish to the season also included qualifying for the Champions League last week.

‎Tielemans acknowledged that their turnaround was remarkable. And given how the season began with six matches without a win and just two goals to their name.

‎”It’s amazing. It’s been a season with a lot of ups and downs. We started so so bad. Our standards were very poor,” he said.
‎”The way we turned things around was a credit to the players and staff.
‎”We kept working, believing. We got the win in the end, Champions League next season, and a trophy.”

‎England midfielder Rogers added, “It’s hard to put into words, we’ve worked so hard for this. We’ve delivered and come through.
‎”It’s a great moment for the fans, great for the club. We’ll go down in history.

‎”The manager has been banging on at me to get easier goals and get into the box. I’m happy I could get a toe onto it and score.”