Olympiacos wants to emulate its youth team, which won the Youth League two weeks ago, and reached the first European final in its history. Jose Luis Mendilibar have a good approach to the tie after breaking predictions that Aston Villa were favorites to lose Unai Emery the first round of the match between the Basque technicians (2-4).
Yesterday Mendilibar remembered Sevilla and said ironically: “I’m grateful that he fired me (in October) because if it hadn’t happened, I wouldn’t be here.”
Emery recovered the goal Emiliano Martinez, He missed the first leg through suspension and was injured in the final games, in his attempt to return and take Aston Villa to their first European final since 1982, when they lifted the European Cup.
Possible lineups
Georgios Karaiskakis, 9:00 pm
Olympiakos: Tzolakis; Rodinei, Ndoj, Restos, Francisco Ortega; Vicente Iborra, Sebastián Hezze; Masouras, Chiquinho, Daniel Podence; The Friend
coaches: Jose Luis Mendilibar
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Aston Villa: Emiliano Martinez; Ezri Konsa, Diego Carlos, Pau Torres, Lucas Digne; Matty Cash, Douglas Luiz, McGinn, Leon Bailey; Moussa Diaby Ollie Watkins
coaches: Unai Emery
Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)
Source: La Verdad
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