Aston Villa and Newcastle: who will be the giant?

Isak (Newcastle) is in good form - Photo: REUTERS

Aston Villa's Champions League adventure is over, and they will now return to the Premier League with the ultimate mission: to finish in the top 5 (next season, English football will likely be granted 5 Champions League places by UEFA).

With 54 points, Aston Villa is currently ranked 7th, just 1 point behind 5th place Man City. Meanwhile, Newcastle is ranked 3rd with 59 points.

With only 6 rounds left in the season, tonight's clash between Aston Villa and Newcastle will be crucial for the top group. Not only that, this match will also answer the question: Who will be able to replace Man United and Tottenham to join the new "giants" of English football?

Over the past 3 years, English football has witnessed many major changes, with only Man City, Arsenal and Liverpool maintaining their form in the "big 6" group. The rest, Chelsea, Man United and Tottenham have all declined severely and have not shown any signs of revival.

Chelsea are still capable of competing for the top 5 but Man United and Tottenham have already given up hope.

Along with the decline of the above clubs is the strong rise of Newcastle and Aston Villa. Both have quite abundant financial resources. The adventure in the Champions League this season shows that Aston Villa is completely capable of becoming the new giant of English football even though they are not very rich.

According to Transfermarkt, the team under coach Unai Emery is currently valued at 627 million euros, ranking 8th in the Premier League. This is a very impressive number because in almost every season, Aston Villa balances revenue and expenditure.

Aston Villa are always flexible in the transfer season. Newcastle have abundant financial resources and a squad of superstars capable of reaching the top of the world such as Isak, Tonali, Bruno Guimares...

Tonight's match has significant implications for next season's Champions League ticket, as well as the future of English football.

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