Unai Emery ready to make late call on Aston Villa keeper Emi Martinez for Olympiacos clash

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Unai Emery is preparing to give Emi Martinez a recall as the goalkeeper pushes to be fit for Thursday’s Europa Conference League showdown with Olympiacos.

Martinez, who has been struggling with a thigh injury, travelled to Greece with the rest of the Villa squad and has trained for the past two days.

Robin Olsen, who has deputised for Martinez in the last two matches including last week’s 4-2 first leg defeat when the latter was suspended, is ready to do so again if required. “Tomorrow I will speak with him and the doctor to see if he is 100 per cent fit to play, but I believe in Olsen and I’m building the team not just with the players in the starting XI.

“After the first leg they are favourites,” he said. “Their performance last week not a surprise for me. Everything I watched they delivered.

 

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