""We are playing for excellence," Emery said after Neco Williams' first-half leveller cancelled out Murillo's own-goal opener at the City Ground. "We were excellent in December. We were two or three points behind Arsenal and behind Manchester City. And how we were one month ago was not excellent, like in December, but we were very good.""
""Of course, today the match is something similar. We played a very good match, but the next step forward is to play excellent to win. We tried it, and I'm so happy that we were keeping a strong game plan and the players were following it.""
""But Emery may be concerned that Villa have dropped five points from winning positions in the Premier League since the start of March... The Spanish boss saw the result as a positive but urged Villa to find their killer instinct in searching for all three points.""
Aston Villa is focused on achieving excellence as they pursue Champions League qualification and Europa League success. After a strong performance against Bologna, they are in a favorable position in the Europa League. In the Premier League, a recent draw against Nottingham Forest keeps them three points ahead of Liverpool. Emery emphasizes the need for improvement, noting that while the team has performed well, they must strive for excellence to secure victories and maintain their top-five position.
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