Aston Villa will be eager to turn their European fate around in Piraeus on Thursday night, with the latest Olympiacos injury news a significant blow for the hosts. Unai Emery will hope his side can overturn a two-goal deficit against Olympiacos this evening, as Aston Villa prepare to duel for a spot in the Europa Conference League final. The first leg of the semi-final went against what the Premier League side would have wanted, as Olympiacos made Villa Park their own, winning 4-2 in Birmingham to carry a two-goal cushion back to the Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium. READ MORE: Aston Villa injury ...
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Aston Villa are preparing for the decisive second-leg duel with Olympiacos on Thursday evening, with Greek football expert Stephen Kountourou now warning the hosts of one Villa player’s threat. Unai Emery’s side must overcome a significant challenge against Olympiacos on Thursday night at the Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium, as Aston Villa look to overturn a two-goal deficit. The game is all that stands between Villa and the Europa Conference League final, where Fiorentina await however, the Midlands club have made their pursuit of European glory incredibly difficult. In the first leg of the semi...
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Aston Villa will learn their European fate on Thursday night, as Unai Emery prepares his squad for the decisive second leg against Olympiacos, here’s our predicted XI… Aston Villa are in Piraeus ready for their uphill battle in the Europa Conference League semi-final second leg, with a two-goal deficit to overturn against Olympiacos. The Greek side stunned the Premier League outfit last week in Birmingham, as Jose Luis Mendilibar’s squad emerged with a 4-2 win, leaving the Villans with a significant task to overcome away from home. Goals from Ollie Watkins and Moussa Diaby weren’t enough to ba...
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Unai Emery has updated fans on the injury front ahead of their Europa Conference League clash with Olympiacos with the fitness of multiple first-teamers up in the air. Villa face their biggest game of the season on Thursday night. Emery’s side travel to Greece aiming to overcome their 4-2 loss at Villa Park to progress to the Europa Conference League final. Statistics show that it may take a miracle for Villa to overturn the deficit with Olympiacos being formidable opponents at their home ground. In preparation for the match, things have not looked favourable. Injuries have continued to stack ...
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Aston Villa fans have been keeping everything crossed as they have been waiting for an update on the fitness of their goalkeeper. Emi Martinez sustained a hamstring injury in the 2-2 draw with Chelsea in the Premier League, with the Argentine substituted at half-time in that game. Second choice stopper Robin Olsen has deputised since and, whilst not at the same level as the World Cup winner he has replaced, the Swedish international did put in a fine display in the defeat to Brighton on Sunday. READ MORE: Aston Villa player ratings v Brighton, Robin Olsen 9/10 and Ollie Watkins one of two 4/10...
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Unai Emery has a decision to make when selecting his team ahead of Aston Villa’s crucial Europa Conference League clash with Olympiacos, it could be bad news for Clement Lenglet. Aston Villa must travel to Piraeus with the belief that they can overturn a two-goal deficit against Olympiacos, after the first leg of the Europa Conference League semi-final failed to go to plan. The last thing Unai Emery would have wanted was to see his side lose 4-2 at Villa Park in the opening leg of the tie, with 90 minutes in Greece standing between Villa and a spot in their first European final since 1982. In ...
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Three players who previously worked under Unai Emery who may be tempted to reunite with their former manager at Aston Villa next season. Aston Villa are nearing the end of their first full season with Emery in charge of the club. The Spaniard has worked wonders at the Birmingham outfit with a return to the Champions League looking likely. Now, with the summer transfer window approaching, Villa must ensure that they continue along this path and do not fall behind. Their potential signings for the 2024/25 campaign could define their season. However, luckily with Emery’s experience, he could look...
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Aston Villa forward Emi Buendia posted a heartfelt update on his recovery as the Argentine returned to training at Bodymoor Heath, seeing a host of his teammates send messages. It’s been an agonising season for Emi Buendia, who suffered a gruelling ACL injury in training just days before the start of the 2023/24 campaign. The Argentine was in searing form in pre-season and looked to be the sharpest he’s been since arriving at Villa Park back in 2021, making the severity and timing of his injury even harder to process. Having undergone surgery, rehab and all of the psychological tests that come...
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Ahmed Elmohamady has responded to Rio Ferdinand following Manchester United’s 4-0 battering at the hands of Crystal Palace on Monday night. Ferdinand has not helped his popularity amongst Aston Villa fans this season, insisting regularly that his former club Manchester United would displace them in the top four despite all evidence suggesting otherwise. However, this was made much worse as Ferdinand took to ‘X’, formerly Twitter, to mock Douglas Luiz after United beat Villa 2-1 in February which closed the gap between the two sides to six points. Unai Emery‘s side had gone 1-0 down to a Rasmus...
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Aston Villa are gearing up for their decisive Europa Conference League duel with Olympiacos on Thursday night, with Moussa Diaby now sharing his verdict on the challenge that the Villans must overcome. After losing 4-2 in the first leg of the Europa Conference League semi-final, Aston Villa must now overturn a two-goal deficit away from home against Olympiacos. The Greek side shocked the Villans at Villa Park last week, as Unai Emery’s plans to take a sufficient lead into the second leg were derailed, seeing Ayoub El Kaabi net a hattrick and Santiago Hezze secure a two-goal lead for the visito...
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