Aston Villa v Olympiacos (20:00 BST)
Aston Villa host Greek side Olympiacos this evening at Villa Park in the first leg of their Europa Conference League semi-final.
For Unai Emery’s side, it is the first time they have reached this far in a major European competition since winning the European Cup in 1982.
Here are the previous times over the last 42 years that Villa have reached a European quarter-final:
Previous seasons in European football:
1975/76: Uefa Cup first round (knocked out by Antwerp)
1977/78: Uefa Cup quarter-finals (knocked out by Barcelona)
1981/82: European Cup winners (beat Bayern Munich in the final)
1982/83: European Cup quarter-finals (knocked out by Juventus)
1983/84: European Cup second round (knocked out by Spartak Moscow)
1990/91: Uefa Cup second round (knocked out by Inter Milan)
1993/94: Uefa Cup second round (knocked out by Deportivo La Coruna)
1994/95: Uefa Cup second round (knocked out by Trabzonspor)
1996/97: Uefa Cup first round (knocked out by Helsingborg)
1997/98: Uefa Cup quarter-finals (knocked out by Atletico Madrid)
1998/99: Uefa Cup second round (knocked out by Celta Vigo)
2001/02: Uefa Cup first round (knocked out by Varteks)
2008/09: Uefa Cup round of 32 (knocked out by CSKA Moscow)
2009/10: Europa League play-off qualifying round (knocked out by Rapid Wien)
2010/11: Europa League play-off qualifying round (knocked out by Rapid Wien)
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