No hard feelings, but EPL home final season farewell match, re-sprayed Tottenham...Non-official BBC, Aston Villa still dissatisfied → we'll see
May 07, 2025
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It was Aston Villa's 'Wonderful concession' but it turned out that he was reluctant. England's BBC reported on the 6th (local time) that `Aston Villa complained' about the advance of the Premier League match against Tottenham by two days to the 16th.'
Tottenham announced that they would hold an away game against Aston Villa at 7:30 p.m. on the 16th. Originally, the game was scheduled to be held on the 18th. Tottenham initially asked to move the game to the 15th in preparation for the Europa League final.
The Premier League secretariat finally adjusted it to the 16th. Aston Villa's director of football operations Damian Vidaghani said 'It has caused obvious harm' and said he hoped they would remember this if they needed help rescheduling games in the future.
He said on social media, "'The game schedule eventually changed, but honestly, I'm not satisfied' but it could have been worse. We tried really hard. All club members at each level tried to play Tottenham on Sunday (18th) for fans. However, there is no bad feeling towards Tottenham.
And "We didn't feel this support last season, this season. European football is not just tough for English clubs ahead of the finals, he said.
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Tottenham won 3-1 in the first leg of the Europa League semifinals in 2024-2025 against Bodo/Glimt (Norway) on the 1st. Even if they lost within one goal in the second game, they dominated the position that they maintained enough to advance to the finals.
The second leg of the Europa League semifinals will be held on the 8th. If Tottenham passes the semifinal gate, it will play the final match against the Manchester United-Atlantic Bilbao winner at San Mames Stadium in Bilbao, Spain, on the 21st. United defeated Bilbao 3-0 in the first leg of the semifinals.
Aston Villa initially opposed the rescheduling as not easy. There has been no change in the English Premier League (EPL) schedule due to preparations for the European club competition, and Aston Villa also had a league schedule with the European Champions League (UCL) this season.
Moreover, the match against Tottenham is the last home game of the EPL this season. I prepared a family invitation event, but it became difficult to hold it on weekdays.
Manchester United has already decided to play 37 rounds with Chelsea on the 16th. Manchester United's advantage has also disappeared. If the two teams advance to the Europa League final, the date of preparation has become the same as five days.
Even if Tottenham loses one game and fails to advance to the finals, it will be played with a changed game schedule. Football statistics media 'Opta' predicted that Manchester United's chances of advancing to the finals are 97% and Tottenham's 91%. Both teams have an 88 percent chance of reaching the final.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
