October 5th 2023.
Prince William had a special night at Villa Park on Thursday. The Prince of Wales attended Aston Villa's Europa Conference League match against Zrinjski Mostar of Bosnia and Herzegovina to watch his beloved Villans in action. He was accompanied by England star Tyrone Mings, who is currently injured.
The Villans pulled off a dramatic 1-0 win in the 94th minute thanks to captain John McGinn's header. After the match, Prince William paid a visit to the home dressing room, causing some disruption for manager Unai Emery and delaying his post-match media duties.
Emery, though, was delighted to have the future king present. He thanked Prince William for his support and revealed what he said in his post-match press conference.
"It's the third time I met him," Emery said. "He is welcome as he is supporting us, feeling emotion with us."
Prince William has long been a supporter of Aston Villa, since his school days, and has attended many of their significant games over the past few years, including their FA Cup final defeat in 2015. And now, under the stewardship of Emery, Villa are finally in a position to lift a trophy after their League Cup triumph in 1996.
They are the favourites to win the Conference League and are fifth in the Premier League table, just three points off the leaders Manchester City. Spearheading their campaign is forward Ollie Watkins, whose sensational form has earned him a recall to the England squad.
It seems that Prince William's support is really paying off for Aston Villa. Who knows, maybe they can make his dream of a trophy win come true this season.
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