Aston Villa fans are in agreement about Douglas Luiz’s performance in the 4-2 Europa Conference League defeat to Olympiacos.
Villa Park hosted its biggest game for years on Thursday night as they faced Greek side Olympiacos in a European semi-final.
Unai Emery’s side came into the match in sensational form and were very much the favourites to progress through to the Europa Conference League final.
However, on the night, it couldn’t have gone any worse. The visitors were 2-0 up in the first half before goals from Ollie Watkins and Moussa Diaby levelled the score on the day once again.
Despite the comeback, Olympiacos managed to restore their two-goal advantage to put Villa’s hopes of lifting the trophy in serious doubt.
One of the worst performers on the night was Douglas Luiz who not only conceded a penalty but also missed one late on which would have made the score 4-3.
In the aftermath of the match, many Villa fans took to social media to express their frustration with the midfielder.
Douglas Luiz ‘needs to be dropped’ after Olympiacos defeat
Douglas Luiz hasn’t had the best few weeks. The midfielder recently served a suspension in the Premier League due to exceeding the yellow card limit.
Now, upon returning to the squad at a crucial time in the season, the midfielder wasn’t able to perform when his club needed him.
After conceding a penalty for handball in the second half, the Brazilian attempted to redeem himself by taking a crucial late spot-kick. However, he wasn’t able to direct his shot on target which helped confound a miserable night for the 25-year-old.
After the match, multiple Villa fans took to X, formerly Twitter, to voice their anger about his ‘shocking’ display.
After the display, some Villa fans believe that Douglas Luiz should now be dropped from the starting lineup for their upcoming games.
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A big performance is needed from Aston Villa in the Europa Conference League semi-final second-leg
As poor as many of the players were on Thursday night, Villa are not out of the tie yet.
The first leg proved that the club can break through the Greek side’s defence multiple times, and they arguably should have four or five goals.
If players such as Douglas Luiz can return to form, there is no reason why the Birmingham outfit can’t turn this deficit around.
Lifting the Europa Conference League trophy should be the club’s main aim. Fans this season have already seen multiple sensational away performances from Emery’s side.
Now, the challenge will be to replicate these performances next Thursday.
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