There's a palpable buzz around Bodymoor Heath this afternoon ahead of #AVFC 's first European semi-final for 42 years on Thursday night.

Unai Emery has been here before and knows the drill, but says he's 'focusing on each moment' rather than looking back on his past achievements.

Unai Emery and Matty Cash both picked out Robin Olsen's experience as one key quality which puts #AVFC in safe hands on Thursday night.

Emery: 'He's very important in case Emi can't play because he's a very good professional, a very good man and everyone respects him a lot.'

Nicolo Zaniolo could return to the #AVFC squad to face Olympiacos on Thursday night, but Alex Moreno remains sidelined.

Emi Martinez and Youri Tielemans are both 'feeling better', but Unai Emery says it is too early to judge whether they could feature against Brighton.

Unai Emery and Matty Cash will speak to the media at Bodymoor Heath shortly ahead of Aston Villa's UECL semi-final first leg against Olympiacos.

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The appointments of Michael Angelakis, Chester Hall, Bashir Lebada and Sarah Watterson add a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the #AVFC board.

Here's what each will bring to the table as V Sports and Atairos work together to drive growth through infrastructure investments.

Unai Emery has Aston Villa on the verge of Champions League qualification

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Premier League clubs have agreed in principle to a spending cap from 25/26, around 5x the TV revenue of the bottom club. #AVFC were one of three who voted against.

Teams playing in Europe can spend 70% of their turnover, while clubs not competing in Europe are able to spend 85%.

Aidan Borland has signed his first professional contract with Aston Villa. The 17yo joined from Celtic in August 2023 and has impressed for the U21s this season, making 13 Premier League 2 appearances.

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Dalian Atkinson’s lasting legacy - in the words of his big brother Paul

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Aston Villa will reach 71 points if they take four from their final three fixtures, a total which Tottenham can only better if they collect 12 points (4/5 wins) from their remaining games against Chelsea (A), Liverpool (A), Burnley (H), Man City (H) and Sheffield Utd (A).

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We keep fighting, with everything to play for! Thank you fans for your warm support as always 🦁

At 21 years and 276 days, Morgan Rogers is the youngest Aston Villa player to score in three consecutive Premier League home appearances. He has been involved in four goals in his past five league games 🔥

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Lazy assumptions that #AVFC would struggle to juggle Europe and compete for another top seven finish were made even before the injury woes which Unai Emery has had to contend with.

After securing top five, it's been a remarkable campaign so far; one that can get even better 💪

Unai Emery on Martinez and Tielemans injuries: 'We will test him [Martinez] tomorrow. Even with the injury of Tielemans, we will have to wait for tomorrow. I don’t know exactly.'

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Unai Emery: 'We have to try to keep being consistent with the players we have and I believe in the players. After this draw we are now thinking on Thursday against Olympiacos and it will be a tough.'

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Unai Emery: 'Very happy. We were winning 2-0 but today we achieved one very great objective we had during the season - to get Europa League, and to still be a contender with Tottenham trying to get fourth position.'

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Mauricio Pochettino on VAR: 'Everyone that was watching the game will feel disappointed. It is painful as it has damaged English football and I think Villa players and their fans didn't understand why the goal was disallowed.'

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Morgan Rogers on his celebration: 'He [Cole Palmer] definitely copied me. It's my celebration. Check the timeline, I did it first. He's one of my closest friends in life. I couldn't be more proud of him.'

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Morgan Rogers: 'We are disappointed. We should probably see the game out. We might look back on it as a good point because they're a good team. There was a mountain of pressure. They're good players, they're going to score goals.'

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#AVFC surrendered a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 with Chelsea, but after a frustrating performance they so nearly lost it.

Thanks to Robin Olsen's crucial save late on, Villa have extended their unbeaten league run and the gap to Tottenham to seven points before the NLD.