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Aston Villa manager Unai Emery spoke to TNT Sports following Thursday's 4-2 defeat by Olympiakos in their Europa Conference League semi-final first leg:

"Congratulations to them. We didn't play like we are playing. We need to keep being consistent.

"They deserved to win. They are a good team. They have experience.

"It's not about luck. We didn't play well. We have to play better. They deserved to win."

On his message to his players: "Prepare for the match next Thursday. Try to play better, compete better."

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Aston Villa captain John McGinn faced up to a chaotic Europa Conference League semi-final first-leg loss to Olympiakos, and said: "Everything that could have gone wrong, did."

Ayoub El Kaabi scored a hat-trick for the visitors, netting twice early on.

Ollie Watkins reduced the deficit for Unai Emery's side and Moussa Diaby equalised moments after the interval.

Olympiakos roared back in front with an El Kaabi penalty and a deflected strike from Santiago Hezze.

Douglas Luiz missed a late penalty, meaning Villa must overturn a two-goal deficit in the second leg in Piraeus on 9 May to reach their first European final since 1982.

Read the match report here.

Right, let's move on from the newspapers to more reaction from Thursday football, which was a bad night for Aston Villa in Europe, but a little better on the home front.

Unai Emery's side face an uphill task to reach the Europa Conference League final following a 4-2 defeat at home to Greek side Olympiakos in the first leg.

But their hopes of qualifying for next season's Champions League were given a boost after Tottenham - their closest rivals for a fourth-place finish in the Premier League - lost 2-0 at Chelsea.

We will sum up the action from both games and get reaction from the managers, as well as former Villa player Ian Taylor, who has been speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live Breakfast.

After that, we will look ahead to the weekend's Premier League action with a busy day of manager news conferences, starting this morning with the Liverpool and Newcastle bosses.

The Daily Star

The back page of the Daily Star has described Aston Villa as being "royally screwed" after losing to Olympiakos in front of Villa fan Prince William.

Their main story is headline "Kerching" as they say that Manchester United will look to cash in on winger Jadon Sancho following his impressive form on loan at Borussia Dortmund.

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Daily Mirror

The back page of the Mirror has focussed on Aston Villa's Europa Conference League defeat to Olympiakos. Their headline "Luizers" is a note to Brazilian midfielder Douglas Luiz, who gave away a penalty and missed a spot-kick of his own in the second half.

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BBC Sport's chief football news reporter

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News West Ham's technical director Tim Steidten has been barred from the first team by manager David Moyes is not a good look.

Steidten is leading the hunt for a new manager, which has seen the Hammers linked with Julen Lopetegui, Paulo Fonseca and Ruben Amorim in recent days. Wolves boss Gary O'Neil - a former West Ham player - has also been mentioned.

Given he still has a job and is not due to have his own talks about the future with the West Ham hierarchy until after the season has ended, Moyes has concluded it is potentially disruptive to have Steidten around.

This is understandable. But it hardly smacks of a harmonious situation.

West Ham do still have - albeit very slim - a chance of qualifying for Europe for a fourth successive season. And if they hold on to their present ninth position, it would represent their joint seventh highest finish in almost 40 years.

However, many fans have been critical of the style of play under Moyes and it seems inevitable he will leave the London Stadium at the end of the season.

The Daily Express

The Daily Express' back page focusses on each of last night's two big games.

They have led with Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglu saying he is to blame for the loss to Chelsea, while describing Aston Villa's European hopes as being "in a spot of bother".

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The Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph have focussed on both defeats for Aston Villa and Tottenham last night.

They described Aston Villa as being "done four" after losing 4-2 to Olympiakos, but did go on to say their Champions League hopes had been boosted by Tottenham's loss to Chelsea.

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The Guardian

The Guardian have described Aston Villa's loss as a "Greek Tragedy" on their back page.

They have also reported that Premier League chief executive Richard Masters has laid out a list of "detailed objections" as to why an independent football regulator would not work in the Premier League.

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The Times

While The Times have led on Chelsea's victory over Tottenham in the Premier League last night, they have also featured a story on West Ham technical director Tim Steidten.

The German has been reportedly been told to stay away from manager David Moyes following a falling out between the two over speaking to potential replacements for Moyes while his future is yet to be decided.

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The Daily Mail

The Daily Mail have led their back page with the headline "Angry Ange" following last night's defeat for Tottenham.

It adds an exclusive story that former Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann has acquired the 'Invincibles' trademark and is setting up a group involving players and staff from Arsenal's 2003/04 side that won the Premier League title without losing a match.

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Daily Mirror

Now let's turn our attentions to a look at today's newspapers, starting with the front page of The Mirror. They lead with the story of an emergency meeting in the Football Association next week to discuss their recent decision to scrap FA Cup replays, starting next season.

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BBC Sport

The National League is in talks with the Premier League over a new competition which would see its top clubs taking on top flight Under-21 sides.

If it is given the green light it is understood the new competition would be launched next season but would not impact the EFL Trophy, which also features Premier League Under-21 sides.

It is understood National League clubs likely to be involved were told of the plans in a meeting yesterday. League officials are now reflecting on the feedback and are set for further talks with the Premier League.

Premier League chiefs believe it will expose younger players to more meaningful matches against adults, which will help their development.

The National League has recently aligned itself with the Premier League, although it was not consulted over the controversial decision to scrap FA Cup replays from the first round onwards.

Its general manager Mark Ives joined Premier League chief executive Richard Masters at a reception at the House of Lords to outline their joint uncertainty over the Football Governance Bill, and in particular the new regulator. Ives believes the potential for ‘football’ to have to fund issues involving the regulator potentially means National League clubs will be exposed to additional costs they cannot afford.

A third consecutive Premier League defeat for Ange Postecoglu and his Tottenham side at Stamford Bridge makes Champions League qualification almost out of reach.

Spurs need near-perfect form from their final four matches and hope that Aston Villa pick up minimal points from their remaining three matches to stand any chance of a fourth-place finish.

But with Spurs likely to only finish in the Europa League places, is there pressure building on Tottenham's Australian manager? Let us know your thoughts using the usual channels above.

Bayer Leverkusen claimed a 2-0 first-leg victory at Roma to take command of their Europa League semi-final.

Goals from Florian Wirtz and Robert Andrich gave the Bundesliga champions only their second win in Italy.

Roma had just two shots on target with striker Romelu Lukaku cutting an isolated figure before being replaced after 80 minutes.

Substitute Tammy Abraham spurned a golden chance to reduce the arrears in stoppage time.

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Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou says his side had "bigger issues" than set-pieces in their defeat by Chelsea as Spurs' hopes of qualifying for next season's Champions League were dealt a massive blow.

Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino said he was "so happy" after they beat his old club Tottenham 2-0 at Stamford Bridge to keep up their push for European football.

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BBC football news reporter at Stamford Bridge

Ange Postecoglou said Tottenham lacked "belief and conviction" but promised to find a fix as their Champions League hopes suffered a blow with defeat at Chelsea.

Spurs were beaten 2-0 at Stamford Bridge and are now seven points behind fourth-placed Aston Villa, albeit with a game in hand.

Tottenham have games against Liverpool and title-chasing Manchester City among their remaining fixtures and have now lost three in a row in the Premier League.

"They've lost a little bit of belief and conviction in their football and that's for me to fix," Postecoglou said of his side.

Tottenham made an excellent start to the season under Postecoglou and their free-flowing football was praised as the former Celtic manager looked to bring Champions League football back to the club.

However, Spurs have won just two of their latest seven games and it leaves them needing to sharply find a return to winning ways while hoping that Villa slump.

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Alex Howell
BBC football news reporter at Stamford Bridge

Chelsea beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 at Stamford Bridge to keep them in the hunt for European football - and deal a massive blow to their London rivals' hopes of qualifying for the Champions League next season.

Trevoh Chalobah opened the scoring when the defender rose to meet a Conor Gallagher free-kick with a powerful header mid-way through the first half.

There was a lengthy video assistant referee check for a possible block by Chelsea defender Marc Cucurella on Brennan Johnson in the build-up, but the goal was given.

Spurs did not create many chances and Cristian Romero had their best opportunity when he headed wide inside the six-yard-box in the first half.

But Chelsea took control in the 71st minute when Cole Palmer's free-kick from the edge of the area struck the bar and Nicolas Jackson headed the rebound into an empty net.

Victory sent Chelsea into eighth place, just two points behind Newcastle in seventh and a possible European spot.

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