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Brighton’s João Pedro stuns Aston Villa to stall their Champions League charge

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Aston Villa are running on fumes. A chance to go 10 points clear on Tottenham ended up reopening the door for Ange Postecoglou’s team. Groggy after the short turnaround and shock result of their 4-2 defeat by Olympiakos on Thursday, Unai Emery’s side could not replicate the energy of their manager, whose frantic exhortations reflected a golden chance in danger of slipping from his grasp.

Ezri Konsa’s tired tackle on Simon Adingra served up a late penalty that Robin Olsen saved from João Pedro only for the Brazilian to nod home the rebound. It was the first goal scored by a Brighton player since March.

Continue reading…Aston Villa are running on fumes. A chance to go 10 points clear on Tottenham ended up reopening the door for Ange Postecoglou’s team. Groggy after the short turnaround and shock result of their 4-2 defeat by Olympiakos on Thursday, Unai Emery’s side could not replicate the energy of their manager, whose frantic exhortations reflected a golden chance in danger of slipping from his grasp.Ezri Konsa’s tired tackle on Simon Adingra served up a late penalty that Robin Olsen saved from João Pedro only for the Brazilian to nod home the rebound. It was the first goal scored by a Brighton player since March. Continue reading…