Aston Villa Vs Nottingham Forest LIVE Score, Europa League: Unai Emery's Side Look To Overturn First-Leg Deficit

"I am excited, 100%. I am so motivated. When I arrived here three and a half years ago, it was a dream to be playing a semi-final in the Europa League.

"I'm going to enjoy it. In fact, I'm enjoying it now. I would prefer to be here right now [talking to the media] than at home.

"To reach a semi-final is a huge achievement. To win a trophy is very difficult. It's not a defeat if we don't win a trophy. The objective is to always keep improving and make sure we have these opportunities in the present and in the future. We have the opportunity right now, but only one team is going to win. This is football."

Nottingham Forest XI: Ortega, Cunha, Milenkovic, Morato, Williams, Hutchinson, Dominguez, Anderson, McAtee, Jesus, Wood.

Substitutes: Sels, Willows, Murillo, Sangare, Gibbs-White, Ndoye, Lucca, Yates, Bakwa, Whitehall, Sinclair, Hanks

Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Pau Torres, Digne, Tielemans, Lindelof, McGinn, Buendia, Rogers, Watkins

Substitutes: Bizot, Wright, Bogarde, Maatsen, Mings, Garcia, Luiz, Bailey, Elliott, Sancho, Abraham

Forest are looking to reach their third major European final after, the 1978-79 and 1979-80 European Cups. The Premier League side have been knocked out from one of their last 13 knockout stage ties.

Aston Villa have won each of their last nine home games in major European competition, since a 0-0 draw with Juventus in last season’s Champions League.

• Location: Birmingham

• Stadium: Villa Park

• Date: Friday, May 8

• Kick-off Time: 12:30 AM IST.