Youan helped put Luzern to the sword with the opener in Switzerland before setting up Martin Boyle.
Elie Youan insists Hibs must believe they can win their Battle of Britain with Aston Villa and bank a minimum £3m Conference League windfall.
The French winger was at his blistering best as the Easter Road side shocked Luzern on Thursday night to set up the cross border glamour play-off showdown. John McGinn will return to his old stomping ground with Unai Emery’s multi-million pound superstars on Wednesday for the first leg. But Youan, who scored the opener and brilliantly set up Martin Boyle for the late leveller in Thursday’s 2-2 draw in Switzerland, reckons another big Euro night can drive Hibs onto a major giant killing.
Lee Johnson’s side are long shots to progress but Youan said: “I knew from the beginning it wouldn’t be easy to qualify for the group stage of the Conference League and if you want to get there you have to beat a big team. So you never know. When you are a player you must have ambition. Football is an amazing game and you can win games and lose games. You can expect to lose but then go out and win. We just focus now on the next game.
Even losing to Villa will net Hibs a €750,000 payout in prize money for reaching the playoffs. But Johnson’s side aren’t ready to bow out yet. After opening the Euro campaign with a humiliating 2-1 defeat to Andorran minnows Inter Club d”Escaldes they’ve built momentum in every tie culminating in Thursday’s heroic draw that sealed a 5-3 aggregate win.
The reward is home and away ties with Villa with both are expected to sell out. And Youan said: “It will be very exciting. All games are exciting but especially this one. If we win this game, it will be very good for the club and for the fans.”
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