Olympiacos 2-0 Aston Villa (6-2) LIVE REACTION: Premier League humilated with final team crashing out of Europe as El Kaabi haunts Emery again

And that's it from us!

Whilst semi-final defeat will come as a cruel blow to Villa, reaching such a stage shows the progress they're making under Emery.

Next season currently looks set to see them play in the Champions League instead as they sit fourth in the Premier League table with two games left to play.

But this season's European journey has now come to an end and winners Olympiakos will face Fiorentina in the final at the AEK Arena in Athens on May 29.

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'The tie was unfortunately lost in the first leg'

More from McGinn if injuries have caught up with Aston Villa: "Possibly. Possibly. The manager drills into us that is is a no excuse environment.

"Listen you want everyone available, you want your best players there. When you are in the trenches, someone you can turn to in order to change the game or do something different.

"Tonight I think the game plan was perfect in the first half. We've got to be really proud of how we played. The goal was extremely disappointing. The tie was unfortunately lost in the first leg - we didn't control the game or manage it well enough, the performance was poor.

"For us going into more European competition next season we need to learn how to manage moments a lot better.

"Of course we wanted to do better this year and get to a European final but we will do everything we can to get ourselves back into this position and get to a final."

'It's such a shame'

Former Villa defender Alan Hutton told TNT Sports: "The first leg wasn't good enough from Villa, they knew being at home for the first leg they had to put on a performance and they didn't do that.

"It's such a shame, I'm so disappointed for them, but it's not all doom and gloom - there's some big things ahead for them."

Back to the big-time?

Villa can turn despair to delight by qualifying for the Champions League on Saturday if Tottenham lose to Burnley.

Even a Spurs victory would not prevent Villa should they then defeat Liverpool at Villa Park on Monday night.

Villa have not played in UEFA's top continental competition since 1982-83 and have never featured in the Champions League since it was rebranded in 1992.

Leverkusen make history with unbeaten run

Meanwhile, elsewhere tonight, Bayer Leverkusen extended their remarkable unbeaten run to 49 games with a stunning late equaliser against Roma.

Recording a 2-2 draw on the night, Xabi Alonso's side progressed into the Europa League final with a 4-2 aggregate score to keep their treble dream alive.

Bayer Leverkusen set incredible new European record under Xabi Alonso

'Why can't Olympiakos go on and win it?'

Peter Crouch told TNT Sports: "Olympiakos have so much creativity, you can see how well coached they are.

"They've got so many plusses, why can't they go on and win it?

"There's so many games in this competition, so any team that gets into the final and still does well domestically - its a credit to any side."

Olympiakos 2-0 Aston Villa (Agg: 6-2) Reaction

Aston Villa players cut downcast figures as they crashed out of the Europa Conference League against Olympiakos.

Unai Emery’s side travelled to Greece having to overturn their 4-2 aggregate deficit from the first leg but two goals from Ayoub El Kaabi proved too much for them.

The Moroccan, who scored a hat-trick at Villa Park, quickly dashed Villa’s hopes of a comeback when he netted unmarked after just ten minutes.

Villa dominated possession for much of the match in search of a reply to potentially inspire what would’ve been a monumental turnaround.

But the killer blow was dealt in the 80th minute when El Kaabi scored another close-range finish, with the goal being awarded following a VAR check for offside.

Olympiakos 2-0 Aston Villa (Agg: 6-2) Reaction

Emery and Villa began their European journey in Edinburgh in July and it ends in a 2-0 defeat to Olympiakos in the semi-finals in May.

The prospect of a first major European final for the first time since 1982 is over.

Olympiakos 2-0 Aston Villa (Agg: 6-2) Reaction

Olympiakos will face Fiorentina in the Europa Conference League final in their home country on Wednesday May 29.

For Villa, the defeat may slightly be eased by the fact that the club will hope to be in the Champions League next term.

Olympiakos 2-0 Aston Villa (Agg: 6-2)

90' - Five minutes added on!

This game petering out now as it will soon be party time for the hosts.

Olympiakos 2-0 Aston Villa (Agg: 6-2)

89' - A late yellow card shown to Duran.

Olympiakos 2-0 Aston Villa (Agg: 6-2)

87' - A late triple change from Emery with this tie now over.

Cash, Digne and Bailey all depart for Hayden, Kellyman, and Munroe.

Olympiakos 2-0 Aston Villa (Agg: 6-2)

84' - The home fans are bouncing - a Greek side in a final hosted in Athens.

It's been fully warranted, they've snuffed out Villa again tonight.

Olympiakos 2-0 Aston Villa (Agg: 6-2)

82' - That is that for Villa!

They've huffed and puffed but ultimately have had no answer for their Greek foes across the two legs,

Olympiakos 1-0 Aston Villa (Agg: 5-2)

79' - NO GOAL!

El Kaabi has the ball in the back of the net for a second time tonight but he's flagged for offside.

It's another well-taken finish from the striker whose found over the top and holds off the challenge of Konsa to drill beyond Martinez.

Olympiakos 1-0 Aston Villa (Agg: 5-2)

78' - Double change for the hosts.

Horta and Apostolopoulos on for Quini and Iborra.

Olympiakos 1-0 Aston Villa (Agg: 5-2)

76' - Cash is found with another trademark lung-bursting run into the box but his pull back towards Watkins is turned behind.

McGinn plays the umpteenth short corner - this time to Bailey and his first-time cross is blocked. So wasteful this evening!

Olympiakos 1-0 Aston Villa (Agg: 5-2)

74' - Villa try to probe on the edge of the box but an exchange of passes between Iroegbunam and Luiz breaks down.

The hosts try to counter through Chiquinho, but Iroegbunam looking to atone for his mistake brings him down and is booked.

Olympiakos 1-0 Aston Villa (Agg: 5-2)

72' - Lucy Ward told TNT Sports: "The belief just seems to be slipping away from the Villa players.

"Olympiakos are just disrupting the game. They're controlling the tempo, they're managing to slow it down."

Olympiakos 1-0 Aston Villa (Agg: 5-2)

70' - Watkins jumps with Quini who catches him with a stray arm and is shown a yellow card.

Luiz sends in a long free-kick that is flicked goalwards but it's straight at Tzolakis to hold onto.

The home side go long and Martinez races out of his goal to beat Fortounis to a bouncing ball.

The pair collide and are both down in pain but the flag had already gone up for offside. Fortunately the two can both continue.

Olympiakos 1-0 Aston Villa (Agg: 5-2)

68' - Iroegbunam replaces Carlos for Villa.

A ball in behind sees El Kaabi go down after a slight tussle with Konsa.

No foul given and the Villa defender would have been in trouble if it had being last-man back.

Olympiakos 1-0 Aston Villa (Agg: 5-2)

66' - Watkins looks to latch onto a ball in behind but has been flagged offside. A very frustrating night for him so far.