That's it for today's European news conferences involving Nottingham Forest, Crystal Palace and Aston Villa.

In case you have only just joined us, here are the headlines from all three:

Nottingham Forest

• Vitor Pereira says it is unclear whether Morgan Gibbs-White will be available for Thursday's Europa League semi-final second leg against Aston Villa after his head injury in Monday's win at Chelsea.
• Pereira wants his side to play "without fear".

• Forest defender Nikola Milenkovic says he and the players know "how much European success would mean to the club"'.

Aston Villa

• Villa boss Unai Emery has confirmed that Amadou Onana will not be available for Thursday's Europa League semi-final at home to Nottingham Forest.
• Ezri Konsa says they want to "give the fans a special game" after missing out on two semi-finals in the past.
• Emery is "excited" for the second-leg despite a poor performance against Tottenham in the Premier League at the weekend.

Crystal Palace

• Oliver Glasner confirms that Will Hughes is back in contention but Evann Guessand will miss Thursday's Conference League semi-final second leg at home to Shakhtar Donetsk.
• Glasner says he doesn't want a statue at Palace: "I don't want a statue because the doves [do their business] on the statue."
• Palace defender Jaydee Canvot says the players "are focused'".

Nick Mashiter
BBC Sport football news reporter

"Obviously not," was the short answer by Unai Emery when asked if Amadou Onana was available.

Villa are already without Boubacar Kamara, sidelined with a long-term knee injury since January, so losing Onana before such a big game is a major blow.

Emery's brief and blunt answer highlighted the frustration of losing his £50m signing from Everton.

That skipper John McGinn is fit eases the problems and Ollie Watkins, Ezri Konsa, Lucas Digne and Pau Torres will all be expected to return after being rested for Sunday's defeat to Tottenham.

It is Villa's third semi-final under Emery, the Europa Conference League defeat to Olympiacos two years ago and last season's FA Cup loss to Crystal Palace, so there is a degree of anxiety heading into the game from Villa fans.

The Villa Park atmosphere, though, has helped tip games into Villa's favour and there is the expectation Forest will walk into a cauldron on Thursday.

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Aston Villa

A final word from Aston Villa manager Unai Emery on whether he feels this is the last opportunity to achieve something with this group of players:

"We are usually getting higher level with the club, with the players. We are improving - myself as well.

"We will have after tomorrow our way to set more challenges for the present or future. I don't think tomorrow is the last opportunity for us or for anyone.

"The players of course they are enjoying the process we are doing. They are aware about how the difficulties football, but how the greatest moment we are having here in Aston Villa the last three years and we can smile and be proud of everything.

"But of course we are still so so demanding, so so consistent with everything we are doing. It's not going to break nothing in our thinking, our process, how things are improving."

Aston Villa

Aston Villa manager Unai Emery, who has won the Europa League four times as a manager, on whether it's possible to enjoy games with pressure:

"We started playing against Bologna here in September. Each match, each momentum. I'll enjoy it tomorrow. I am enjoying a lot now, here with you. I prefer to be here, not at home!"

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Aston Villa

Unai Emery on whether playing without Amadou Onana lessens Aston Villa's chances:

"Confident. Confident. When we are available every players I can have more options or choices for play. Without Kamara we were working with other players, we were performing overall. During the season we had Onana injured as well and overall we were performing. Youri Tielemans was sometimes out and even John McGinn and we were performing overall.

"I am confident with the players we have tomorrow."

Which managers are you talking about Harry?

Aston Villa

Aston Villa manager Unai Emery on the fitness of Scotland midfielder John McGinn:

"He trained normally and if nothing changes he'll be available tomorrow."

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Aston Villa

Aston Villa manager Unai Emery on whether the players have practised penalties:

"We are practising everything. We expect to play 90 minutes or extra time or penalty shootout. We have our own experience on how we can have momentum for 90 minutes or extra time or penalty shootout."

Aston Villa

More from Unai Emery on whether it would be classed as a failure if Aston Villa were to miss out on the Europa League final:

"To achieve the semi-final is a huge achievement. Winning a trophy is very difficult. Very, very, very difficult. It's not a defeat if we are not achieving a trophy. The only way forwards is to keep going, improving, having opportunities in the present and the future. We have now the opportunity but only one team wins.

"When I spoke before the first leg, we had 25% of the possibility to win a trophy. Now it's maybe less because we started losing. We have 50% or maybe less to play the final. This is football and you must respect every competition and in Europe you must respect each team."

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Aston Villa

Aston Villa manager Unai Emery on replicating the atmosphere from last season's Paris St-Germain quarter-final:

"I am so confident that supporters will respond like they did."

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Aston Villa

Aston Villa's Ezri Konsa on what has he learned from recent big games: "We know how nerve wracking these games can be, especially when you're playing at home. I think for me and the boys we just have to stay calm, we thought out a game plan today.

"We have to go out and execute it. I think for me especially playing at the back, having conceded goals we shouldn't have conceded. I just have a steady head, go into it and try to enjoy it."

Aston Villa

Unai Emery on whether this week has been difficult:

"Difficult? Wow. I am excited. 100%. So, so motivated. When I arrived here three-and-a-half years ago it was a dream to play a semi-final of Europa League.

"At the beginning of this season after five matches in the Premier League, before we started Europa League, I was worried about how we would finish the season.

"To be where we are in the league and to be playing the second leg of a semi final in the Europa League at home? Fantastic."

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Aston Villa

Aston Villa manager Unai Emery was asked about Amadou Onana missing training and whether he would be available:

"Obviously not."

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Aston Villa

Aston Villa manager Unai Emery on whether his players can learn from previous semi-finals:

"Yes. But each momentum is different, and as well in different competitions. But every different experience we have should help us for days like tomorrow. But today is our first one [semi-final] here playing one match. We played Conference League semi-final two years ago, but first leg at home, second leg away. Last year in the Champions League quarter-final it was the second leg at home but it was a quarter-final.

"Tomorrow, this match is special. It's different. We are playing in Villa Park. They have the advantage. For this reason for me they are the favourites. Tomorrow we have a huge opportunity to enjoy momentum, to enjoy competing."

Aston Villa

Aston Villa's Ezri Konsa on Villa missing out in their past two semi-finals: "We've been disappointed to not get it over the line the past two times, we haven't been in the final of a European competition for quite a while now.

"It's something we want to do as players and it would be special for the fans also."

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Aston Villa

Aston Villa manager Unai Emery has said that Amadou Onana will not be available for Thursday's Europa League semi-final at home to Nottingham Forest.

Full quotes to follow from Emery, as well as the top lines from Ezri Konsa.

Baz: Just a quick point of order...in "Forest's European Record", the 1983-84 semi-final against Anderlecht should have an enormous asterisk against it.

Proof from Baz that old wounds - even 40-year-old wounds - still run deep.