However, the club also knows the other side of the coin, being relegated from the Premier League in 2016 for the first time in decades – a shock for fans and club. But Aston Villa fought back. Under coach Dean Smith, we managed to return to the Premier League in 2019, before a new spirit of optimism emerged with investments, structural restructuring and new sporting goals.
This should now result in the greatest success in decades: winning the Europa League. Freiburg should be warned.
