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Africa-Press – Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>Greek team Olympiacos beat English Premier League side Aston Villa 4-2 in the UEFA Europa Conference League semifinal first leg on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Moroccan forward Ayoub El Kaabi brought his team a vital away win with his hat-trick in the 16th, 29th and 56th minutes at Villa Park.<\/p>\n

Argentinian midfielder Santiago Hezze netted the other goal of the Greek side in the 67th minute.<\/p>\n

English forward Ollie Watkins and French forward Moussa Diaby scored Aston Villa\u2019s goals in the 46th and 52nd minutes respectively.<\/p>\n

Aston Villa’s Brazilian midfielder Douglas Luiz missed the chance to score once more for the English club as his penalty kick in the 84th minute hit the post.<\/p>\n

The second leg will be played at Karaiskakis Stadium next Thursday.<\/p>\n

Conference League first leg results:<\/b><\/p>\n

Aston Villa – Olympiacos: 2-4<\/p>\n

Fiorentina – Club Brugge: 3-2<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Lesotho<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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