Aston Villa breathing down Chelsea and Man City's necks

Aston Villa are in impressive form ahead of their crucial Champions League quarter-final.

At Villa Park, Marcus Rashford and his teammates had a convincing victory over Nottingham Forest to make the race for a ticket to next season's Champions League more fierce than ever.

Two goals from Morgan Rogers and Donyell Malen helped Aston Villa decode the Forest phenomenon, while also creating the perfect momentum for coach Unai Emery ahead of next week's confrontation with PSG.

Aston Villa didn’t even have much trouble against Forest, starting the game with great enthusiasm and scoring two goals in the 13th and 15th minutes to quickly decide the match. Forest’s late efforts only helped them to equalize 1-2 through Jota Silva in the 57th minute.

This result helps Aston Villa gain 51 points after 31 matches, rising to 6th place in the Premier League table, equal on points with 5th place Manchester City and only 1 point behind 4th place Chelsea. Forest is still in 3rd place with 57 points.

However, Aston Villa have played one game more than Manchester City and Chelsea. Nevertheless, this result for Aston Villa makes the race for a place in the Premier League top 5 more open than ever.

Even Forest cannot rest assured, because Newcastle (50 points, 29 matches) or Brighton (47 points) are also chasing fiercely behind. With Liverpool and Arsenal almost certain to secure the two top 2 spots, the remaining spots will be a battle between Forest, Chelsea, Manchester City, Aston Villa and a few other names such as Newcastle or Brighton.

Villa's victory over Forest is the strongest message from coach Emery and his players, showing that they are ready to challenge the traditional "giants" in the upcoming sprint stage.

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