Aston Villa goalkeeper Emi Martinez will be suspended for the first leg of his side's Europa Conference League semi-final with Olympiakos.
Aston Villa have reached the Europa Conference League semi-finals with a dramatic shootout win at Lille, winning 4-3 on penalties after rescuing a 3-3 draw on aggregate.
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Aston Villa will take a narrow 2-1 lead back to Lille following the first leg of their Europa Conference League quarter-final at Villa Park.
# | Team | Pl | GD | Pts |
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1 | Lille | 6 | 8 | 14 |
2 | Slovan | 6 | 1 | 10 |
3 | O Ljubljana | 6 | -5 | 6 |
4 | KI Klaksvík | 6 | -4 | 4 |