Oliver Glasner press conference: Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa preview

Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner has been speaking to the media before Saturday’s FA Cup semi-final against Aston Villa at Wembley (kick-off 17:15 BST).

Here are the key lines from his news conference:

Glasner stated that “everyone was in good mood” for the trip to Wembley as the “goal is to win the game and get to the final”.
On team news: “Ben Chilwell is back and fit [after his illness]. So, we have everyone available.”
Glasner also claimed that he had never watched an FA Cup final until he got to Palace due to the unavailability of internet when he was growing up.
On playing at Wembley: “We’ll enjoy it, it’s the biggest stadium in England, it’s very traditional and we can play in front of 40,000 Crystal Palace fans. But I don’t care if we played at Selhurst Park or Villa Park, we would try to win. The approach is no different.”
Glasner also tried to play down the significance of the fixture personally as this would be the “third consecutive final” he would have participated in. The German coach, however, reiterated that “it’s a big game”.
On Villa and preparations to face them: “They (Aston Villa) are in great shape – they have eight wins out of the last 10. They have their whole squad available. It’s a game, I don’t want to make it bigger than it is. We feel well prepared and we have confidence especially with the performance at the Emirates and this is how we’ll enter Wembley.”