Unai Emery was proud of Aston Villa’s response after they mounted a comeback to beat AZ Alkmaar.
Three crucial points were hard earned in the Europa Conference League following Vangelis Pavlidis’ opener for the visitors.
And Emery saw Diego Carlos and Ollie Watkins hit back as Villa claimed the win.
“It’s always very special here at Villa Park, and we are in Europe trying to enjoy the moments we are playing here with our fans,” he said.
“Winning like today is fantastic. We have to be proud of the atmosphere we are creating here, trying to enjoy and feel something different in Europe.
“We are trying to get positive energy with every supporter. Today was a match that we had to respect the opponent because we won there 4-1 but they are a very organised team and we respect them a lot.
“They scored the first goal and we were trying to control our emotions in case something like that happened. I think we reacted very well.”
The victory maintained Villa’s fine home form and took them to the brink of qualifying for the knockout stages.
Emery said: “We had to keep being consistent in our gameplan, trying to respect them and control our emotions like we did.
“Here in Villa Park we try to get comfortable and be in good feeling with our supporters and then get chances to score like we did.”
