Elie Youan insists Hibs must believe they can win their Battle of Britain with Aston Villa and bank a minimum £3m Conference League windfall.The French winger was at his blistering best as the Easter Road side shocked Luzern on Thursday night to set up the cross border glamour play-off showdown.
John McGinn will return to his old stomping ground with Unai Emery’s multi-million pound superstars on Wednesday for the first leg.
But Youan, who scored the opener and brilliantly set up Martin Boyle for the late leveller in Thursday’s 2-2 draw in Switzerland, reckons another big Euro night can drive Hibs onto a major giant killing.Lee Johnson’s side are long shots to progress but Youan said: “I knew from the beginning it wouldn’t be easy to qualify for the group stage of the Conference League and if you want to get there you have to beat a big team.
So you never know. When you are a player you must have ambition. Football is an amazing game and you can win games and lose games.
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