Aston Villa v Olympiacos - UECL Semi Final First Leg Pre Match

[olaftab]

Venue: Villa Park
Date: Thursday 2 May 2024
Kick off: 20:00 BST, 22:00 Greece time.

So onwards on our relentless journey to conquer Europe again we welcome the great Olympiacos FC to Villa Park. 47 time Greek champions are currently 3rd in the League 5 points behind AEK. They are good but we should win  this and hopefully with some margin.

[Brazilian Villain]

2-0 home win, would like it to be more though.

[PeterWithesShin]

3-1

[London Villan]

No idea what sort of line-up we’ll go with…

Our midfield is very short of (defensive) options. Might need something imaginative…

[RamboandBruno]

I know nothing about them, so in the dark really.

Other than Ajax, we’ve only won our home games by a single goal, might be the case again for a nervy 2nd leg.

2-1 (Watkins, Bailey)

[LeeB]

I know nothing about them, so in the dark really.

Other than Ajax, we’ve only won our home games by a single goal, might be the case again for a nervy 2nd leg.

2-1 (Watkins, Bailey)

I agree, I think we'll take a slim lead and will probably end up shitting ourselves for 120 mins in Greece before Emi takes over.

[Demitri_C]

Its gonna be very hostile over in greece thats for sure so we need  a healthy lead. However their form at home has been abit sketchy in this competition

They have two key players banned so hopwfully we see a much improved performance. This really is our best chance at a trophy we need to take this seriously

[Toronto Villa]

Bring your boots. You might get a game.

[PhilVill]

3-1. Bournemouth 2nd half like performance please.

[Tayls_7]

Its gonna be very hostile over in greece thats for sure so we need  a healthy lead. However their form at home has been abit sketchy in this competition

They have two key players banned so hopwfully we see a much improved performance. This really is our best chance at a trophy we need to take this seriously

For this season I'd largely agree with that.

[Demitri_C]

Olympiakos welcome away fans with "welcome to hell"

They do have a ultra hooligan aspect like legia but are mostly ok with you if you dont go antagonist them and disrespect the country (something our fans havent done) so i dont think there will be any issues for any that are travelling to 2nd leg

As for the game itself, on paper this teams nit as good as lille but as we know it doesnt always work out that way in european competition. They are desperate to get to final as its in greece. I think the refs will baised towards them 2nd leg too so we have to stay calm and composed

[darren woolley]

I can see us winning 2-0.

[VillaTim]

Ill need to find a pub for this one as I'll  be stuck at work and won't make KO in B6 .

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

In 1940, Fascist Italy invaded Greece, and several Olympiacos players joined the Hellenic Army to fight against the Axis invaders.... after the subsequent German occupation of Greece, Olympiacos players joined the Greek Resistance and fought fiercely against the Nazis. Olympiacos player Nikos Godas, an emblematic figure for the club, was captain of the Greek People's Liberation Army (ELAS) and fought against the Germans in many fronts. He was executed wearing Olympiacos shirt and shorts, as was his last wish: "Shoot me and kill me with my Olympiacos shirt on, and do not blindfold me, I want to see the colours of my team before the final shot."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympiacos_F.C.

[PaulWinch again]

It’d be really nice to take a commanding lead into the second leg.