Source: Telegraph
Injuryhit Aston Villa breeze into Peace Cup final
Yet in spite of it all, Villa have reached the final of the Peace Cup, defeating FC Porto 2-1 on Friday night to set up a final against either Juventus or Real Madrid. [LNB]There will be a few fans, having assessed their club's spartan transfer activity, who will have thought that the best thing that could have happened would have been Villa being knocked out. [LNB] Related ArticlesYoung ready to take next stepO'Neill sent off in niggly Villa friendlyO'Neill: City can win titleVilla target WarnockBoro chase Reo-CokerSport on televisionReturning to England and focusing attentions on bringing in some new players would not have been a bad thing. It would certainly be safer than staying in Spain. [LNB]Roddy MacDonald, the club doctor, must be bored with dealing with shoulder problems: first it was Stiliyan Petrov, now add Curtis Davies to the list. Thankfully, the damage to the defender is not serious. [LNB]Martin O'Neill will have been gratified to see Emile Heskey and Steve Sidwell both score; he will have been less happy when Ashley Young nearly sparked a punch-up, and when Heskey was sent off. [LNB]
