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Aston Villa to play Hibernian or Luzern in Europa Conference League play-offs... as John McGinn eyes reunion with former club

Aston Villa have been drawn to face the winner between Hibernian and Luzern in the Europa Conference League play-off round.

The first leg will take place at Easter Road in Edinburgh or Swissporarena in Lucerne on August 24.

On August 31, Villans will welcome their opponents at Villa Park for the second leg with the chance to seal a place in the Europa Conference League group stages.

Unai Emery's team are seeking to qualify for the group stages of a European competition for the first time since the 2008/09 season, when they made the last 32 of the UEFA Cup, since rebranded as the UEFA Europa League.