Aston Villa boss Unai Emery has declared European qualification is on ahead of today's clash with Newcastle.
Emery admits Europa League qualification is now a target for his players.
He said, Being in the top six is our first motivation, but it's very difficult. Everybody here is trying to keep consistent, this is the idea.
It's a process. We have a chance of the top six, of Europe, of course. It's amazing.
I want to make us progressively stronger and stronger. We are always focusing on adding something to improve us, with adding players, or a new mentality.
I can't stop - I don't want players relaxing, if I see it, I will change it. I have experiences and I'm so happy.
But I don't want to waste time here - I enjoy working and I want everyone else to make the same move. I want everyone to be united in our commitment to get better."
Emery added: The opportunities are coming because we achieved the objectives we had before. When we were speaking each match before we were thinking if we can win we added a new objective. We were concerned and demanding to try and do it.
Now we are in the top six. Liverpool have played one match less and Brighton two. But we are a candidate now and really, we deserve it. We have to be very focused and in our mentality very strong to keep this possibility.
In football everything happens so quickly and you have to be ready when you have the opportunity in front. We have that now.
Against Newcastle, for me, is the best possibility to have. Two months ago we were talking about escaping from the bottom. Doing it and having the motivation to add more is amazing. We have to be excited and focused. Our motivation is a good energy to get this opportunity and keep it as long as possible and at the end, to get it."
