Al-Arabi for Aston Villa

What did Youssef El-Arabi say in the press conference the day before Aston Villa and Olympiacos met about the semi-finals? Conference League.

Youssef El-Arabi confirmed that Olympiacos went to Aston Villa Stadium with the ambition of winning, stressing that the “Red and White” reached the semi-finals with great motivation. Conference League.

Al-Arabi’s statements:

It is the biggest match for Olympiacos in its history. How do you face this great challenge?

“Once someone is on this field, there is no need for anything else to motivate them to compete in this match. “After the path we took, we deserve to be here. We are here full of expectations and when we arrived here we understood that the time had come for this match.”

Aston Villa has shown in the matches it has played that it concedes goals easily. Is this a positive part for the attackers?

“Of course, as we play with all teams, also with Aston Villa we watched videos of the opponent. We have to take advantage of any details, it is important for us to score and that goals outside our stadium are not counted as we are used to. But it is important to reach the goal.”

How can you stop Watkins, who has scored 26 goals this season?

“He's a great player, but it's a different game, it's a European game. “We came with great motivation and a desire to win and we hope to score first.”

One of Olympiacos' historic goals in Europe is yours, the goal against Arsenal also here in England. Does England mean anything to you?

“It is good to remember and not easy to leave behind. It was a beautiful moment and if my team needed me and I had to score the qualifying goal then I would love to do it. The important thing is for us all to be full of expectations and help our team achieve its goal.”