Prince William, a lifelong Aston Villa fan, took to social media to cheer on his favourite football team ahead of their triumphant 3-0 win against Swiss side Young Boys in the European competition.The Duke of Cambridge posted: "The last time @AVFCOfficial won in the top European competition, it was the month before I was born.
Let's hope tonight is the first step towards another European adventure! (sic)". In addition to celebrating the victory, Prince William also paid tribute to former Villa player Gary Shaw, who sadly passed away at the age of 63.
He wrote: "My thoughts this evening are also with Villa legend Gary Shaw's friends and family following his passing yesterday. #UTV W (sic)".
Back in May, after Villa secured qualification for this season's Champions League campaign, the future King praised the efforts of Villa coach Unai Emery and the entire squad.
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