Aston Villa and Unai Emery will be desperate to get back to winning ways and book their place in the Europa Conference League final when they face Olympiacos.
The Villans travel to Greece on Thursday (9 May) and trail by two goals following the 4-2 defeat in the first leg at Villa Park. While it won’t be easy to overturn that deficit, they have shown already this season that they can beat anyone they face.
While Sunday’s (5 May) Premier League defeat at the hands of Brighton saw Morgan Rogers’ season potentially come to an end through injury, Emery may be handed a boost ahead of Thursday as an update emerged over Youri Tielemans.
According to injury expert Ben Dinnery (6 May), the Belgian midfielder could return to the matchday squad for the clash in Greece this week having missed Villa’s last two matches through injury.
Tielemans had a slow start to life with Villa, but in recent weeks he has blossomed into one of the most important parts of Emery’s side with his consistent performances in the heart of midfield alongside John McGinn and Douglas Luiz.
The 26-year-old’s last full game in a Villans shirt was the 3-1 win over Bournemouth at Villa Park. In that contest, Tielemans completed 92 per cent of his 62 attempted passes, 13 of which found a teammate in the final third.
What was so impressive about this showing however was the fact that the Belgian international wasn’t afraid to look for the difficult option. Over the course of the 90 minutes, he completed 80 per cent of his long-range efforts as well.
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