Unai Emery’s side slipped to a 4-2 defeat in the first leg at Villa Park.
Aston Villa’s hopes of reaching a first European final since 1982 are in tatters after losing 4-2 in the first leg of their Europa Conference League semi-final against Olympiacos.
Even then, they could have boosted their chances but Douglas Luiz missed a penalty in the final 10 minutes. No one was quite expecting exactly how frantic the game would be and the tone was set inside the opening 10 minutes.Olympiacos goalkeeper Kostas Tzolakis made a fine save when he flung himself to his left and got fingertips on Morgan Rogers’ shot.
Emery’s side were all over the place and could have been three down before half-time but Kostas Fortounis drilled over from a counter-attack.
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