Luiz missed a late spot-kick as Villa lost 4-2 to Olympiacos in their semi-final first leg.
Aston Villa midfielder Douglas Luiz has vowed to stay on penalty-taking duties despite his costly miss in Thursday’s Europa League Conference semi-final first-leg defeat to Olympiacos.
It should have been a one-goal deficit they have to overturn in Athens next week, but Luiz saw his late spot-kick hit the post."We need to play a lot better than we did here, however we’re more than capable of doing it." 👊The Brazil midfielder, who also gave away a penalty after raising his arm at a corner, has been reliable from the spot this season and will carry on stepping up if needed.
Villa were uncharacteristically poor at the back but still created chances going forward, which gives Luiz hope they can turn the tie around next week.“I feel so sad because I think we played really well. We didn’t deserve to lose 4-2 but we have to try and change the result next week.
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