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Boss Unai Emery believes Aston Villa proved their European credentials after an emphatic 4-1 win at AZ Alkmaar.<\/p>\n

Leon Bailey, Youri Tielemans, Ollie Watkins and John McGinn struck as dominant Villa cruised to victory in the Europa Conference League.<\/p>\n

It was a second 4-1 win in two games \u2013 following Sunday\u2019s victory over West Ham \u2013 and Villa earned successive Group E triumphs after dispatching last year\u2019s beaten semi-finalists.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf we want to be a contender we have to show every day and when we are playing those matches, we have to show everybody our wishes. I think we did it,\u201d Emery told a press conference.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are respecting them because they played in the semi-final last year against West Ham. They won last year against Lazio, they won last year against Anderlecht and it\u2019s because they have experiences in European competitions.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am very happy with the players because I think they have to be mature, responsible and demanding themselves, not only when I\u2019m pushing them. They have to try to increase their own individual and collective level.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bailey opened the scoring when Villa cashed in on wasteful play from AZ and Tielemans doubled the lead 10 minutes later.<\/p>\n

Watkins made it 3-0 six minutes after the restart when Bailey\u2019s shot was saved by former Brighton goalkeeper Mat Ryan.<\/p>\n

Just five minutes later, McGinn added a fourth when he turned Bailey\u2019s cross in at the near post.<\/p>\n

AZ improved and pulled a goal back through Ibrahim Sadiq\u2019s fine drive from the edge of the box with 25 minutes left.<\/p>\n

Home defender David Moller-Wolfe said: \u201cI can only speak for myself, but I\u2019ve never played against such a good team.<\/p>\n

\u201cI felt when we tried to press them high, they just went in behind us and when we stayed they played in between us. That said, I don\u2019t see why we can\u2019t go to Villa Park in a few weeks and beat them.\u201d<\/p>\n

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