Aston Villa on FM26 - Emery's Empire Continues
EUROPA LEAGUE 2025-26 WINNERS (3-0 vs Freiburg in the final). First major trophy in 30 years. 4th in Premier League, Champions League qualified. Unai Emery: 5th Europa League title — ABSOLUTE RECORD for a manager. Villa Park (43,205 seats) expanding to 50,000. Emery's empire IS BUILDING something UNIQUE.
Why choose Aston Villa?
Because Aston Villa is THE MOST IMPRESSIVE RENAISSANCE IN ENGLISH FOOTBALL. Unai Emery arrives in November 2022 and transforms a bottom-half club into a WINNING MACHINE. Europa League champions 2025-26 — 3-0 against Freiburg in the final, first MAJOR TROPHY since the European Cup in 1982. Emery becomes the only manager in history to win the Europa League 5 times (ABSOLUTE RECORD). 4th in PL, Champions League qualified. Villa Park (43,205 seats) is expanding — a new north stand will push capacity beyond 50,000 by 2028. Revenues +37% to £378M, first profit in 4 years (£17M). Dennis Mortimer (1982 European Cup captain), Paul McGrath, Gareth Barry — legends celebrating this return to the summit. In FM26, you inherit the most EXCITING project in English football — with Emery and his unique Europa know-how to TARGET THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE.
Emery: the Europa genius
5 Europa Leagues: Sevilla 2014, 2015, 2016, PSV briefly, Villa 2026. His tactical excellence is INCOMPARABLE in this competition. In FM26, keep Emery (under contract to 2029) and let him build a Champions League environment. Harvey Elliott, Jadon Sancho (Man Utd loan) in the squad.
Tactics: Emery's pragmatism
Emery adapts his system to the opponent — often 4-2-3-1 or 4-4-2 with solid defensive structure and effective counters. The key: organization, not improvisation. In FM26, play compact in defense, exploit the width with wingers, and in the Champions League, manage the knockout stages as only Emery knows how.
Objectives: CL in the quarter-finals
Maintain PL top 4. Perform in the Champions League (quarter-finals minimum would be HISTORIC for Villa). Defend the Europa League if needed. The ultimate dream: a 2nd European Cup — 44 years after 1982.
Villa is the most INSPIRING project in England. Emery, the Europa, 50,000 Villains soon in the new Villa Park. In FM26, building Emery's empire is writing a LEGEND. VILLA TILL I DIE!