Olympiacos vs Aston Villa team news: Lineups confirmed for Europa Conference League semi-final second leg

Jose Luis Mendilibar and Unai Emery have named their starting lineups and substitutes ahead of this evening’s vital second leg at Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus.

Tonight’s hosts have a two-goal advantage following a surprise 4-2 win away at Villa Park last week, giving Emery’s men a mountain to climb. It’s not an impossible task, though, and the Villans are confident they can overturn the deficit with a strong performance.

The big news for Villa this evening is Emiliano Martinez is back in the starting lineup following a minor hamstring injury. Youri Tielemans isn’t in the squad at all, though, with Matty Cash in a midfield role to compensate.

Olympiacos vs Aston Villa lineups

Olympiacos XI: Tzolakis (GK); Quini, Rodinei, Carmo, Restos; Iborra, Hezze; Fortounis, Chiquinho, Podence; El Kaabi.

Olympiacos subs: Paschalakis (GK), Papadoduis (GK), Horta, El-Arabi, Alexandropoulos, Masouras, Carvalho, Jovetic, Apostolopoulos, Prekates, Ntoi.

Villa XI: Martinez (GK); Konsa, D. Carlos, Pau, Digne; Cash, D. Luiz, McGinn, Bailey; Diaby, Watkins.

Villa subs: Olsen (GK), Gauci (GK), Lenglet, Duran, Iroegbunam, Kesler-Hayden, Patterson, Munroe, Kellyman, Young.