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One Aston Villa star was described as ‘classy’ by journalist John Townley despite suffering a 2-0 loss against Borussia Dortmund. Aston Villa were beaten by Champions League finalists Borussia Dortmund on Saturday as Unai Emery’s men closed the book on their pre-season schedule. Emi Martinez and Ezri Konsa both featured for the first time in pre-season while Ollie Watkins, Matty Cash and Jhon Duran were not named in the squad. Diego Carlos, who is subject to transfer interest from Fulham, was also absent. For Emery and his players, it was an opportunity to test themselves against the level of …

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