WATCH: Aston Villa players arrive to electric atmosphere ahead of huge Nottingham Forest European tie

Aston Villa players arrived to an electric atmosphere at Villa Park.

Villa players arrived to an electric atmosphere ahead of their huge Europa League second leg tie with Nottingham Forest.

Hoping to overturn a 1-0 first leg deficit, the Villa fans had been out in force long before the kick off.

And they surrounded the ground as the Villa bus pulled up with flares and smoke filling the air, as Unai Emery and captain John McGinn led the side off the team bus.

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