Aston Villa v Olympiacos - Post-Match Thread

[KevinGage]

Our first XI are very good.

The replacements not very good.

You can also see why Juve invest so much in referees.

It's probably not even to get one that favours them, more to avoid a complete turkey like the one we had squawking around tonight.

Italian football must be absolutely rotten if he's one of the better ones.

[edgysatsuma89]

And on the plus side, all the "Champions League qualification is more important" crowd will be thrilled with how this evening has gone.

Not really necessary, no?

Yeah, I'm really not getting this.

[Olof's Beard]

Disaster. We concede too many goals and you just don't get away with it every time. You realise how much Martinez saves us when he isn't there too, I think he saves at least two of the goals.

The Luiz penalty miss felt inevitable on a night like that. The players, most of whom have never won anything, have probably blown a golden opportunity and they will know it.

[LeonW]

Immature performance in a lot of ways. Not helped by some (at best) atrocious refereeing. And Dougie take a bow son; how to single handedly f*ck up an important tie.

Thought Diaby was actually good tonight.

[Axl Rose]

And on the plus side, all the "Champions League qualification is more important" crowd will be thrilled with how this evening has gone.

Not really necessary, no?

Yeah, I'm really not getting this.

Me neither.

[KevinGage]

Such a weird catastrophe. I don't know how we're going to manage it but Doug cannot play Sunday. Poor bastard looks like his head's nowhere.

And who plays ahead of him if Tielemans isn't fit?

[pauliewalnuts]

Positive: If we can go and win 2-0 at the Emirates, we can win 3-0 at Olympiacos.

Negative: We hardly ever put a decent performance in these days, and have been largely rank in Europe but getting results. I think we are getting found out at the last moment here.

[dicedlam]

2-0 down. All to play for.

This. I still think we can do it.

[wince]

And on the plus side, all the "Champions League qualification is more important" crowd will be thrilled with how this evening has gone.

Not really necessary, no?

Yeah, I'm really not getting this.

Especially as CL looks nailed on

[baddowvillans]

Why didn't Oli take the penalty?

[Billy Walker]

The match reminded me a bit of the Tranmere semi combined with last year's 2-4 v Arsenal at Villa Park, just one of those games when anything could have happened and luck played a huge part. The pressure is all on them now - they will be thinking they are through. We just need to be positive and go over there with our strongest side and a nothing to lose attitude.  It's only half time. UTV.

[Dave]

And on the plus side, all the "Champions League qualification is more important" crowd will be thrilled with how this evening has gone.

Not really necessary, no?

Why? The more important thing is more likely now than it was two hours ago. We're a bit closer to the thing that matters.

[VillaTim]

That game was a carrier bag full of monkey spunk .

[Demitri_C]

My only hope is that they think tie is over and under estimate us. But fuck me we were so bad again tonight. Why the fuck are playing so badly? If the players are tired start using some of the youngsters for gods sake.

We got players like kellyman and kesler who are gettjng virtually no minutes and can add some energy to this team

We have to at least win by 2 goals then go to pens again in greece. I am not at all optimistic after how shit we have been

[Legion]

All to play for.