Defender Mark Delaney is urging Aston Villa not to throw away the fruits of their summer labours when they face NK Varteks in tonight’s UEFA Cup first-round first-leg tie.
Villa have come the long way round to take part in the competition - won by Liverpool last season - via six matches in the Intertoto Cup stretching back to July 14.
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