Aston Villa will “wish to go even additional” in any case however securing a spot within the Champions League knockout phases, says former striker Garry Thompson.
Unai Emery’s facet scored late by way of a deflected Ross Barkley objective to come back out 3-2 winners away to RB Leipzig.
Villa now sit third within the standings with 13 factors after six video games and in a powerful place to complete within the high eight and qualify instantly for the last-16.
The facet will journey to Monaco on 21 January earlier than wrapping up their league part marketing campaign at Villa Park in opposition to Celtic on 29 January.
Talking on BBC Radio WM after the victory, Thompson mentioned: “You discuss reminiscences, these [players] are making reminiscences for the brand new Aston Villa followers. That is completely unbelievable.
“Emery has given them [the players] the power to imagine in what he’s making an attempt to do, the system they play and that system permits them to go and win video games.
“Once we bought into the Champions League, this was seen as an journey for Aston Villa followers and we are going to see how far we go. We did not anticipate to get too far, we did not assume an excessive amount of would occur, however you knew you had a manger who does not take defeat kindly.
“He does not lie down, he needs his staff to win and enhance and that’s what has occurred. We’re going to be within the play-offs for the knock-out phases and I believe earlier than the beginning of the season most Villa followers would have taken that.
“However, now now we have gotten to this stage, you wish to go even additional.”
