Aston Villa goalscorer Morgan Rogers, speaking to TNT Sport: “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.
“There was so much excitement. We’re all really excited.
“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.
“I’m tired but not that tired. It’s all worth it in the end.”
Aston Villa goal-scorer Youri Tielemans, speaking to TNT Sports: “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.”
On the routine by which he scored his goals: “We only had one day to practice we did it on Monday and it went brilliantly tonight. So happy.
“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. 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.”
On the travelling fans’ support: “The fans have been amazing. All game long we could only hear them. Credit to them. Up the Villa!”
Did you know?
- Morgan Rogers is the youngest Englishman (23y 298d) to score in a major European final since Steven Gerrard for Liverpool vs Alavés in the 2001 UEFA Cup final (20y 351d).
- Youri Tielemans’ opener was Aston Villa’s seventh goal from a corner in the Europa League this season, more than any other side – only FC Porto in 2010-11 (8) have netted from more in a single campaign.