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Ollie Watkins scored his 27th goal of the season, but Aston Villa lost against OlympiakosAston Villa's hopes of reaching the Europa Conference League final were severely hit by a chaotic semi-final first-leg defeat to Olympiakos.
Ayoub El Kaabi scored a hat-trick, with two of his goals coming in the opening half hour as the Greek side stunned the home fans at Villa Park to take a 2-0 lead.
Ollie Watkins reduced the deficit for Unai Emery's side on the stroke of half-time before Moussa Diaby equalised moments after the interval.
Olympiakos then roared back in front through El Kaabi's penalty, sealing his treble, and a deflected strike from Santiago Hezze.
Douglas Luiz missed a late penalty which means Villa must overturn a two-goal margin in the second leg in Piraeus on 9 May to reach their first European final since 1982.
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Aston Villa
Squad number25Player nameOlsen
Squad number2Player nameCash
Squad number4Player nameKonsa
Squad number17Player nameLenglet
Squad number12Player nameDigne
Squad number7Player nameMcGinn
Squad number6Player nameDouglas Luiz
Squad number31Player nameBailey
Squad number19Player nameDiaby
Squad number27Player nameRogers
Squad number11Player nameWatkins
Squad number22Player nameZaniolo
Squad number24Player nameDurán
Squad number47Player nameIroegbunam
Olympiakos
Squad number88Player nameTzolakis
Squad number23Player nameRodinei
Squad number45Player nameRetsos
Squad number16Player nameDavid Carmo
Squad number3Player nameOrtega
Squad number8Player nameIborra
Squad number32Player nameHezze
Squad number7Player nameFortounis
Squad number6Player nameChiquinho
Squad number56Player nameDaniel Podence
Squad number9Player nameEl Kaabi
Squad number5Player nameAndré Horta
Squad number27Player nameRichards
Line-ups
Aston Villa
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 25Olsen
- 2Cash
- 4Konsa
- 17Lenglet
- 12Digne
- 7McGinn
- 6Douglas Luiz
- 31BaileySubstituted forZanioloat 85'minutes
- 19DiabyBooked at 83minsSubstituted forIroegbunamat 85'minutes
- 27RogersSubstituted forDuránat 74'minutes
- 11Watkins
Substitutes
- 3Diego Carlos
- 14P Torres
- 18Gauci
- 22Zaniolo
- 24Durán
- 29Kesler-Hayden
- 47Iroegbunam
- 64Wright
- 69Munroe
- 71Kellyman
- 72Young
Olympiakos
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 88Tzolakis
- 23de AlmeidaBooked at 82mins
- 45Retsos
- 16Mota Veiga Teixeira do Carmo
- 3OrtegaSubstituted forRichardsat 45'minutes
- 8Iborra de la Fuente
- 32Hezze
- 7Fortounis
- 6Lima Silva Machado
- 56PodenceSubstituted forLuz Hortaat 70'minutes
- 9El Kaabi
Substitutes
- 1Paschalakis
- 5Luz Horta
- 11El Arabi
- 15Alexandropoulos
- 18Marín Ruiz
- 20Carvalho
- 22Jovetic
- 27Richards
- 70Prekates
- 99Papadoudis
Live Text
Match ends, Aston Villa 2, Olympiakos 4.
Second Half ends, Aston Villa 2, Olympiakos 4.
Attempt missed. Konstantinos Fortounis (Olympiakos) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Rodinei.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match because of an injury Panagiotis Retsos (Olympiakos).
Attempt missed. Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Attempt saved. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Douglas Luiz.
Substitution, Aston Villa. Tim Iroegbunam replaces Moussa Diaby.
Substitution, Aston Villa. Nicolò Zaniolo replaces Leon Bailey.
Penalty missed! Still Aston Villa 2, Olympiakos 4. Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) hits the right post with a right footed shot.
Moussa Diaby (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
Rodinei (Olympiakos) is shown the yellow card.
Penalty Aston Villa. Jhon Durán draws a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty conceded by David Carmo (Olympiakos) after a foul in the penalty area.
Attempt saved. Chiquinho (Olympiakos) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Corner, Olympiakos. Conceded by Clément Lenglet.
Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Douglas Luiz with a cross following a set piece situation.
Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Omar Richards (Olympiakos).
Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
