This Thursday the UEFA Conference League semi-finals begin to be defined, the Aston Villa from the Colombian Jhon Jader Durán It starts at home in Villa Park facing Olympiacos of Greece.
The Villains managed to get into the top four of the Conference after a close series against Lille, minutes before regulation time they managed to equalize on aggregate and then won the shootout from the penalty spot. Olympiacos, for its part, reached the semis after beating Fenerbahce, also in the definition from eleven meters.
The Colombian Jhon Jader Durán has played a total of 32 games this season with Aston Villa and in these he has scored six goals. Regarding the Conference League alone, the attacker has seen action in seven games and in four of them he started, there he scored two goals.
Durán could be a first baseman against Olympiacos, Youri Tielemans is in doubt for this match and between the Colombian and the Frenchman Moussa Diaby he would be the companion up front for Ollie Watkins. The significant loss for the Villains will undoubtedly be that of Argentine goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez, who had to leave due to injury against Chelsea the previous weekend, Robin Olsen will replace him in goal.
It will be the first time in 42 years that Aston Villa will play a European semi-final again, since 1982 they have not been able to do so, on that occasion they faced Anderlecht in the European Cup, then they advanced to the final and won the most important title in their history against Bayern Munich.
Possible Aston Villa formation
Olsen; Cash, Konsa, Torres, Digne; Bailey, Luiz, McGinn, Rogers; Durán, Watkins.
