European exit a 'learning curve' for Villa - McGinn

John McGinn believes Aston Villa's Europa Conference League campaign has been a "learning curve" despite suffering a semi-final exit to Olympiakos. Unai Emery's side missed out on a place in the final after going down 6-2 on aggregate against the Greek side. Villa travelled to the Karaiskakis Stadium needing a memorable turnaround, having lost the first leg 4-2 on home soil, but were unable to overturn the deficit. "I think it has been a big learning curve for us," McGinn told TNT Sports. "It's not been a smooth journey. "We got to the semi-final and were down to the bare bones a wee bit.