Aston Villa captain John McGinn heaped praise on his teammates after their Europa Conference win against Ajax.

Villa are into the quarterfinals 4-1 on aggregate after winning the second-leg 4-0 via goals from Ollie Watkins, Leon Bailey, Jhon Durán and Moussa Diaby. Sven Mannsverk was sent off for Ajax in the second-half.

McGinn said: "Great performance, a good reaction from the weekend. It stung us. A chance to get a European quarter-finals for the first time in a long time.

"A good night at Villa Park and I'm delighted with some of the players on the scoresheet. A bit of a worry with Ollie Watkins and Diego Carlos - we'll see how they are.

"Its going to lift us definitely. it's been a tough few days. We didn't perform in the big game.

"Tonight was a big game. A big reaction needed. We showed a reaction.

"It's up there [with his best nights at Villa]. We want to achieve more. Tonight we've given the fans one to remember but we don't want to stop here.

"We didn't want the journey to end tonight. Much better than the last two games for sure.

"I'm proud of them, it's been a tough few days. They need to rest up for Sunday."