Aston Villa manager Unai Emery attended the pre-match press conference ahead of his team's trip to Molineux Stadium to challenge Wolves.

Facing this formidable team from the same West Midlands, Emery gave them high praise and directly reminded the team that this away trip would be a challenging and tough battle.

When discussing their opponents, Wolves, Emery was lavish in his praise. He proactively reviewed previous encounters between the two sides, stating frankly that the team's strength was underestimated: "They are very difficult to play against. Everyone can recall our home game against them. We won then, but we didn't deserve that victory."

"They played exceptionally well, a truly fantastic game. Why do I say that? Because they lost some games they shouldn't have lost, like against us, which they shouldn't have lost."

Emery further pointed out that Wolves' recent performance does not fully reflect their true level, and luck does not seem to be on their side. Emery said: "In the match against Chelsea, Chelsea were awarded two penalties within 20 minutes. In my opinion, some of the penalty decisions were unclear, but the result was already decided."

"Last week, they played away against Crystal Palace and, despite being down to ten men due to a red card, they unfortunately lost in the final minute. But they played very well and deserved a better result. In their last match, they drew at home against Arsenal, who are arguably the best team in the Premier League and possibly the best in the world this year."

Based on these analyses, Emery clearly defined the tone and special atmosphere of this match. Given the geographical proximity of the two teams and their long-standing presence in the Premier League, this clash was inherently highly charged.

“All our analysis of them indicates that this is not an easy match, and we feel it psychologically as well,” Emery added. “It feels like a derby match for both them and us… We can definitely feel the derby atmosphere.”

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