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. 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.  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. 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. 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.  

Source: Telegraph