‘Proud’ MacDonald hails battling young Villains

ASTON VILLA caretaker manager Kevin MacDonald hailed the impact of his young guns on a night when they kept their Europa League hopes alive.

Fri, 20 Aug, 2010 - 01:00

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Villa head into next Thursday’s home return leg of their play-off with Rapid Vienna on the back of a 1-1 draw at the Gerhard Hanappi Stadium.

Barry Bannan, a 20-year-old Scottish midfielder, was Villa’s hero with his first goal for the club, tapping home from four yards a low cross from emerging right winger Marc Albrighton.

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Courts Soccer Place: Aston Villa Place: Gerhard Hanappi Stadium Place: Luxembourg Person: Macdonald Person: Kevin MacDonald Person: Barry Bannan Person: Marc Albrighton Person: Jonathan Hogg Person: Eric Lichaj Person: Bannan Person: Scot Person: Hedl Person: Sonnleitner Person: Heikkinen Person: Katzer Person: Soma Person: Kayhan Person: Hoffmann Person: Kavlak Person: Hinum Salihi Person: Guzan Person: Warnock Person: Davies Person: Beye Person: Lichaj Person: Downing Albrighton Person: Weimann Person: Osbourne Person: Reo-Coker Person: Delfouneso Person: Hogg Person: Heskey Person: Alain Hamer Event: Europa League Organisation: Villa Organisation: Rapid Vienna Organisation: Sibir Novosibirsk Organisation: PSV Eindhoven Organisation: BATE Borisov Organisation: Maritimo Organisation: Bayer Leverkusen Organisation: Tavriya Organisation: Symferopol Organisation: CSKA Moscow Organisation: Anorthosis Organisation: PSG Organisation: Maccabi Tel Aviv Organisation: Aston Villa Organisation: Slovan Bratislava Organisation: Stuttgart Organisation: AIK Organisation: Levski Sofia Organisation: Debrecen Organisation: Litex Lovech Organisation: Dnipro Organisation: D’petrovsk Organisation: Lech Poznań Organisation: FC Vaslui Organisation: Lille Organisation: Omonia Nicosia Organisation: Metalist Kharkiv Organisation: OB Odense Organisation: Motherwell Organisation: Feyenoord Rotterdam Organisation: AA Gent Organisation: Steaua Bucuresti Organisation: Grasshoppers Organisation: Galatasaray Organisation: Karpaty Lviv Organisation: Club Brugge Organisation: Din Organisation: Minsk Organisation: CSKA Sofia Organisation: TNS Organisation: Hajduk Split Organisation: Unirea Urziceni Organisation: Lausanne Sports Organisation: Lokomotiv Moscow Organisation: Palermo Organisation: NK Maribor Organisation: PAOK Saloniki Organisation: Fenerbahçe Organisation: Racing Genk Organisation: FC Porto Organisation: Celtic Organisation: FC Utrecht Organisation: Liverpool Organisation: Trabzonspor Organisation: AZ Alkmaar Organisation: Aktobe Organisation: Dundee United Organisation: AEK Athens Organisation: FC Timisoara Organisation: Manchester City Organisation: Getafe Organisation: Apoel Nicosia Organisation: Gyor Organisation: Dinamo Zagreb Organisation: Napoli Organisation: Elfsborg Organisation: Borussia Dortmund Organisation: FK Karabakh Organisation: Sturm Graz Organisation: Juventus Organisation: Sporting Lisbon Organisation: Brondby Organisation: Villarreal Organisation: Dnepr Organisation: Mogilev

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