Has the Europa League helped improve Villa's league form?
With less time to recover from fatigue and the long travel involved for some away matches, performances can often slip when the Premier League rolls around - but perhaps Aston Villa defender Pau Torres thinks differently. Europe helped us a lot in those moments, particularly Feyenoord away and Bologna at home. The Europa League can help us this season.
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Le Bris on rotation and bouncing back from defeat & Bournemouth
Sunderland boss Regis le Bris has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Bournemouth at the Stadium of Light (kick-off 15:00 GMT). There are no new injury concerns, which Le Bris said is "good news" before a three-game week. Saturday's opponents Bournemouth are "a good model for us" in "the way they have built in the last four seasons" to establish themselves as a Premier League team.
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