Aston Villa and Fiorentina reach the Conference League semi-finals after extra time. Villa beat Lille 4-3 in a penalty shootout after 0:2 in extra time against Viktoria Plzen.
Olympiakos beat Fenerbahce 2-3 to reach the last four of the Conference League. The first two qualifiers for the semi-final were decided tonight (Thursday) only after extra-time, when Aston Villa needed a penalty shootout starring Emiliano Martins. The Argentinian goalkeeper received curses throughout the game and responded in a duel from the penalty spot with two stops in a 4-3 victory. The Conference League final will take place on May 9 in London. The final will be held on May 11 in London, with two more free tickets left for the final. The winner will face either Fenerbce or Olympiacos in the final on May 12. The other is Club Brugge vs. PAUK Thessaloniki on May 13. Olympiakos was defeated at home 4:1 and managed to qualify with a tremendous 1:6 in the second leg in Serbia against Maccabi Tel Aviv. The winner will face the winner between Aston Villa and Lille in the semi-finals. Like Pauk, Bruges is competing for the championship in its country at the same time, and on Sunday, it will be hosted by Union Saint-Gilleois for a game that could finally take it out of the race. The Tomba Stadium will be filled to capacity, and the fans are expected to provide an extraordinary atmosphere in the field where the team did not lose throughout the season in all formats until three consecutive losses came in the arena the local in February and March. The conference league final will be held this year in Athens, and Olympiakos is not the only Greek representative that hopes to find itself in the coveted position.