Chelsea fan Jason Cundy was subject of a savage dig after laughing off suggestions Aston Villa were an 'awoken sleeping giant’.

Villa’s dramatic penalty shootout victory over Lille on Thursday booked their place in the Europa Conference league semi-finals.

Emery’s men are the Premier League's final representatives in Europe this season and Greek side Olympiacos stand in the way of a first European final since 1982.

Jubilant Aston Villa fan Luke spoke to Cundy and Jamie O’Hara on Thursday night and kicked off his call with a well-timed monologue in tribute to his team.

“The sleeping giant has awoken the pride of the Midlands, the only English team still representing England on European territory,” he said. “The European Cup winners are back and coming to conquer again. In Unai we trust. Come on the Villa boys.”

But Chelsea fan Cundy stopped shy of buying into Villa’s renaissance just yet and quickly shot down suggestions the Midlands club are a sleeping giant.

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