Aston Villa’s hopes of reaching the Europa Conference League final were severely hit by a chaotic semi-final first-leg defeat to Olympiakos.
Ayoub El Kaabi scored a hat-trick, with two of his goals coming in the opening half hour as the Greek side stunned the home fans at Villa Park to take a 2-0 lead.
Ollie Watkins reduced the deficit for Unai Emery’s side on the stroke of half-time before Moussa Diaby equalised moments after the interval.
Olympiakos then roared back in front through El Kaabi’s penalty, sealing his treble, and a deflected strike from Santiago Hezze.
Douglas Luiz missed a late penalty which means Villa must overturn a two-goal margin in the second leg in Piraeus on 9 May to reach their first European final since 1982.
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Aston Villa
Starting XI
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Squad number25Player nameOlsen
Average rating4.21
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Squad number2Player nameCash
Average rating5.44
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Squad number4Player nameKonsa
Average rating4.80
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Squad number17Player nameLenglet
Average rating4.23
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Squad number12Player nameDigne
Average rating4.55
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Squad number7Player nameMcGinn
Average rating5.86
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Squad number6Player nameDouglas Luiz
Average rating4.33
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Squad number31Player nameBailey
Average rating4.97
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Squad number19Player nameDiaby
Average rating5.16
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Squad number27Player nameRogers
Average rating5.20
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Squad number11Player nameWatkins
Average rating5.90
Substitutes
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Squad number22Player nameZaniolo
Average rating4.41
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Squad number24Player nameDurán
Average rating4.53
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Squad number47Player nameIroegbunam
Average rating4.53
Olympiakos
Starting XI
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Squad number88Player nameTzolakis
Average rating6.81
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Squad number23Player nameRodinei
Average rating6.71
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Squad number45Player nameRetsos
Average rating6.71
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Squad number16Player nameDavid Carmo
Average rating6.70
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Squad number3Player nameOrtega
Average rating6.69
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Squad number8Player nameIborra
Average rating6.78
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Squad number32Player nameHezze
Average rating6.64
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Squad number7Player nameFortounis
Average rating6.85
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Squad number6Player nameChiquinho
Average rating6.80
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Squad number56Player nameDaniel Podence
Average rating7.83
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Squad number9Player nameEl Kaabi
Average rating7.94
Substitutes
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Squad number5Player nameAndré Horta
Average rating7.58
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Squad number27Player nameRichards
Average rating6.56
Line-ups
Aston Villa
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 25Olsen
- 2Cash
- 4Konsa
- 17Lenglet
- 12Digne
- 7McGinn
- 6Douglas Luiz
- 31BaileySubstituted forZanioloat 85′minutes
- 19DiabyBooked at 83minsSubstituted forIroegbunamat 85′minutes
- 27RogersSubstituted forDuránat 74′minutes
- 11Watkins
Substitutes
- 3Diego Carlos
- 14P Torres
- 18Gauci
- 22Zaniolo
- 24Durán
- 29Kesler-Hayden
- 47Iroegbunam
- 64Wright
- 69Munroe
- 71Kellyman
- 72Young
Olympiakos
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 88Tzolakis
- 23de AlmeidaBooked at 82mins
- 45Retsos
- 16Mota Veiga Teixeira do Carmo
- 3OrtegaSubstituted forRichardsat 45′minutes
- 8Iborra de la Fuente
- 32Hezze
- 7Fortounis
- 6Lima Silva Machado
- 56PodenceSubstituted forLuz Hortaat 70′minutes
- 9El Kaabi
Substitutes
- 1Paschalakis
- 5Luz Horta
- 11El Arabi
- 15Alexandropoulos
- 18Marín Ruiz
- 20Carvalho
- 22Jovetic
- 27Richards
- 70Prekates
- 99Papadoudis
- Referee:
- Marco Guida
Match Stats
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Match ends, Aston Villa 2, Olympiakos 4.