In the first leg of the UEFA Europa League play-offs in the early hours of Thursday morning (24th), English Premier League powerhouse Ashton Villa thrashed Hibernian 5-0 on the road, getting off to a perfect start in the European competition after a 13-year hiatus.
Villa's strong lineup in this game, with Onitsukanse scoring 2 goals in the first half and Riambini scoring in the first half, leading by 3 goals at halftime. 3 minutes after the change of sides, Onitsukanse completed the "hat-trick", and Duglaslaslas scored a 12-yard field goal in the 74th minute, and the final win was a big 5-0, which made the return of the second round to the home side a routine task.
Last year's UEFA Europa League was won by Westham of the English Premier League, and Villa, led by the "King of the Europa League", is also regarded as the favorite to win the title. The Spanish coach said after the match, "I'm so happy to get a big win, and we pay a lot of attention to our opponents and to this tournament, and our first goal is to be in the group stage, and then we'll see if we can get some good results.
