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Villa’s progression in the Peace Cup came at a price as midfielder Stiliyan Petrov dislocated a shoulder in the 3-1 win over  Atlante of Mexico in Malaga.

Curtis Davis scored a 20th-minute own goal, with Petrov hurt a minute later.

But Villa hit back through Marc Albrighton, John Carew and Ashley Young to clinch a semi-final against either Porto or Besiktas.

We went into the match needing to beat Atlante, the Concacaf Champions League winners, by two clear goals if they were to reach the last four after suffering a 1-0 defeat by Malaga in their opening match of the tournament.

In Friday’s other semi-final, big-spending Real Madrid face Italian giants Juventus.

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