Premier League remains Villa priority - Emery
[Getty Images] Boss Unai Emery insists Aston Villa must prioritise the Premier League to ensure they reach the Champions League. The Spaniard guided Villa to the Europa League final after Thursday's 4-1 semi-final aggregate win against Nottingham Forest. They face Freiburg in Istanbul on 20 May with the winner qualifying for the Champions League.
Villa sit fifth in the Premier League, the final Champions League spot, and Emery wants to seal qualification via the top flight. "If we are losing (the final), we are not getting a trophy, we are not getting the Champions League position for the next year, and we must, again, watch the league, and how we are finishing in the league," he said, ahead of Sunday's trip to Burnley. "The priority to achieve our objective is through the league.
In the league, we are not performing the last matches like we were. "The consistency is still to try to set the consistency during the league. "Burnley on Sunday is a huge opportunity.
A huge opportunity to try to get the fifth position definitely, or of course, waiting for the next two matches against Liverpool and Manchester City. "This opportunity is on Sunday and of course, it's the priority now, and it's very, very important. "