Martin KO's UEFA dream
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MARTIN O’NEILL will sacrifice Aston Villa’s UEFA Cup bid to maintain their Champions League charge.
The Midlanders travel to Russia today for Thursday’s second-leg tie with CSKA Moscow after last week’s 1-1 draw.
But Villa boss O’Neill is planning to leave a number of senior players at home as he prepares for Premier League clashes against Stoke on Sunday and Manchester City two days later.
Skipper Gareth Barry admitted: “This is a difficult one for the manager.
"If you are looking at Stoke as the priority it might be vital, after playing two games in four days last week, that a few players get some rest.”
Despite losing 1-0 to Chelsea on Saturday, Villa remain fourth in the league, six points ahead of Arsenal.
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... Y so stu... ltr Villa went Uefa Final n win sure they can go CL de ma..(long long wait ba)