THE STORY OF ISTANBUL - Inside Aston Villa's Europa League win

About this episode

The hosts recount their memories of Aston Villa's Europa League victory in Istanbul, celebrating the club's first silverware in 30 years.

Originally posted to YouTube in a longer feature, Dan Rolinson, Mat Kendrick and John Townley of the Claret & Blue podcast recount their memories of that famous night in Istanbul as they watched Aston Villa lift silverware for the first time in 30 years. 🎙🎙 Huge thanks to FlixBus_UK for sending us out! FlixBus is a leading coach travel brand offering reliable, sustainable and affordable transport to over 100 UK destinations with hundreds of weekly services to and from Birmingham. As a global travel tech leader, travellers can choose from more than 3,000 locations in Europe, with tickets starting at just £4.49 - https://x.com/flixbus_uk EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/claretandblue Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee 🌍 Download SAILY and use code claretandblue at checkout to get an exclusive 15% off your first purchase! For further details go to https://saily.com/claretandblue 📱 Claret & Blue MAILBAG: https://forms.gle/4R4kq4g1Ffta5xWW6 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Dan Rolinson, Mat Kendrick, John Townley

Topics covered

• Aston Villa
• Europa League
• Istanbul
• soccer history
• sports memories

Keywords

• Aston Villa
• Europa League
• Istanbul
• soccer
• sports podcast

Sponsors

FlixBus_UK, NordVPN, SAILY

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Istanbul

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