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Aston Villa must prove they are not the ‘nearly men’ in Istanbul, warns McGinn

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Villa thrash Forest to reach Europa League final‘We didn’t want to leave these games with regrets’John McGinn said Aston Villa took a giant step towards proving they are not “nearly men” after securing their spot in a first European final since 1982 in front of Prince William, who afterwards joined the players in the dressing room.Villa’s captain scored twice late on as Villa romped to a 4-0 Europa League semi-final second-leg win over Nottingham Forest to maintain Unai Emery’s hopes of a record fifth title in the competition. Villa will face Freiburg in Istanbul on 20 May. Continue reading...

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