"Villa were forced into a late change before kick-off, with goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez withdrawn through a calf injury and replaced by the summer signing Marco Bizot. Feyenoord, who beat both Bayern and Inter Milan in the Champions League at the intimidating De Kuip last season, created a string of first-half chances. Bizot denied Anis Hadj-Moussa and Ayase Ueda, who also headed narrowly wide, before Leo Sauer's shot from outside the box then tested the Villa keeper."
"The visitors breathed a sigh of relief in the 35th minute and the Feyenoord head coach Robin van Persie was left furious when Ueda headed the home side into the lead from a corner, but the goal was dubiously ruled out for an apparent foul on Matty Cash. Emery's side weathered the storm and Buendia struck the opening goal in the 61st minute, curling home into the bottom corner after being teed up by Boubacar Kamara on the edge of the area."
"Villa dictated the tempo thereafter and put the game to bed when McGinn steered home his third goal in as many matches, picking his spot when the ball broke to him in the area following substitute Donyell Malen's storming run. Bizot was on hand again with crucial saves to deny Ueda and Cyle Larin in the closing stages, preventing the Dutch from mounting a grandstand finish."
Aston Villa secured a 2-0 win over Feyenoord in Rotterdam with second-half goals from Emi Buendia and John McGinn, registering back-to-back Europa League victories. The match began with Villa forced into a late goalkeeper change after Emiliano Martinez withdrew with a calf injury, Marco Bizot starting instead. Feyenoord dominated early and created multiple first-half chances, including a disallowed header by Ayase Ueda for an apparent foul on Matty Cash. Buendia opened the scoring in the 61st minute after a Boubacar Kamara setup, and McGinn added a second following Donyell Malen's driving run. Bizot made several crucial saves to preserve the clean sheet.
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