The 2-0 loss on Friday effectively ends Villa's title hopes, though they remain in third place on the Premier League table.
Afterwards, a defiant Emery said: "Congratulations to all of the players for the fantastic season we are having. Fantastic first half, we dominated. We created chances and did not concede early on. We deserved more in the first half.
"In the second half they were winning more balls and they got into our box. When they scored, it was more and more difficult for us. For me, I think we lost more time than seven minutes."
On Villa's chances, he added: "We had one chance with Amadou Onana and we did not score. But what a fantastic season we are having. We were tired and played open. But they have good players. After their goal, they were much more competitive.
"Now is the moment to be together and to understand how we are where we are. Today we did not achieve what we needed but it is still in our hands to get into a top position.
"I was trying to push and get them to be positive. We were trying to dominate the match and not break our rhythm. We needed to think about what we were doing. We kept going and that is how we finished the game. We have still had a very good season and have good confidence that is the message."