A sold out Easter Road awaits Aston Villa as they bid to make it through to the Europa Conference League group stage – a proper corker.
The Villains are heavy favourites to see of Hibs over two legs as Unai Emery looks to add the newest UEFA competition to his already impressive haul of Europa League titles.
Villa have been tipped as possible winners of the whole thing, including by Lee Johnson's No 2 Adam Owen. The consensus is that Hibs keeping the score respectable before heading to Birmingham next week would be a positive outcome for the hosts.There will also be some sentiment involved.
John McGinn returns to Leith for the first time as an opposition player since his move to Villa five years ago. He's get a hero's welcome, but has insisted he wants the home crowd booing and swearing at him when the whistle blows, as he'll be treating them like any other opposition,,,unless he scores, that is, when he plans to tone down the celebrations.
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