Aston Villa celebrated passionately when they got tickets to attend the C1 Cup

Aston Villa players are very happy after their ticket to next season’s Champions League was officially confirmed.

Tottenham’s 0-2 defeat to Manchester City guaranteed Aston Villa fourth place in the Premier League and a place in next season’s Champions League.

Since the tournament was renamed from the European Cup to the Champions League in the 1991/92 season, Aston Villa has never participated.

Emery and his players celebrated this achievement together at the club’s end-of-season awards ceremony.

Aston Villa excitedly awaits the historic moment after 42 years.

A large screen showed the match between Man City and Spurs live, and the atmosphere began to explode when the final whistle blew at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium.

He created history by leading the former European champions to the Champions League (since renamed) for the first time in the club’s history.

Speaking at the ceremony, the Spanish strategist shared: `Today is a very special day.

Goalkeeper Emi Martinez happily affirmed that Aston Villa will fight hard for the Champions League title next season: `After the Premier League, playing in the Champions League is the best thing.

`We all know about the history of Aston Villa, but even if we don’t participate in the Champions League, we still keep dreaming about it and about winning the championship like Aston Villa did. And now

The players started the party by opening champagne and spraying it at the coach.

This is the moment the entire club has been waiting for for a long time.

Emi also started the team’s celebration, when he popped the cap of the champagne bottle and sprayed it at his coach.

Youri Tielemans, Pau Torres and other Aston Villa stars were also excited when their victory was confirmed.

Not only that, Prince William of Wales also sent his own congratulations to Emery’s teachers and students on social media platform X (formerly Twitter).

Quoting Aston Villa’s tweet about the Champions League, the Prince wrote: `We are the Champions League! A historic season and an incredible achievement.

`Thank you Unai, the whole team and everyone at Aston Villa. Can’t wait for next season.`

The Prince of Wales sent his congratulations to Aston Villa after their Champions League qualification was confirmed (Photo: Nathan Stir).

Qualifying for the Champions League is a clear demonstration of the dramatic change that Unai Emery has made since he took on the role of Aston Villa manager in November 2022, succeeding Steven Gerrard.

Next season’s Champions League will expand from 32 to 36 teams, with each team playing eight matches in the group stage – facing eight other opponents, four at home and four away.