Rapid fire hits Villa

NIKICA JELAVIC scored inside a minute as Aston Villa were beaten by Rapid Vienna in the first leg of their Europa League qualifier last night.

Jelavic headed home just seconds after kick-off at the Gerhard Hanappi Stadium to secure a victory the Austrian side deserved for their dominance in the rest of the game.

Villa boss Martin O’Neill said: “We knew this was going to be exceptionally difficult – so will the return tie – but we are going to try to win.