Villa are currently fourth in the table and pushing for a Champions League spot.
Clubs may not be very receptive to losing those players midway through a Champions League season.
The late fifth took Bolton up to fourth in the Premier League and a Champions League spot.
They travel to Birmingham City on Saturday, who are also in contention for a Champions League spot.
The Cameroon international, 25, suffered the injury in a Champions League match against Werder Bremen in September.
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He also appeared as a first-team substitute in a Champions League match against Galatasaray in December 2006.
His Sevilla squad are due to play a Champions League qualifer against AEK Athens in Greece later on Tuesday.
Frankly, England coach Fabio Capello does not need to see him playing in a Champions League game to be convinced.
No team had lost a Champions League final and returned to win it the next year since AC Milan in 1994.
"Hopefully I can be part of a squad to challenge for a Champions League spot, " the centre-back told Aston Villa TV.
Emotions and tensions were expected before kick-off to run high, but even for a Champions League semi-final this match surpassed expectations.
In other action on Sunday, Palermo stepped up their campaign for a Champions League place with a 1-0 win over Livorno.
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Liverpool, who are still chasing a Champions League spot, face Burnley at Turf Moor while Fulham take on Everton at Goodison Park.
Pericard started at St Etienne in France and joined Juventus in 2000, featuring in a Champions League tie for the Italian giants.
Chelsea cruised to a 3-0 win over Fulham to strengthen their claim on a Champions League spot and move into third place.
Bayern, who won the competition once in 1996, missed out on a Champions League spot after finishing fourth in the Bundesliga last season.
Eggen plays his club football with the Spanish side Alaves who just missed out on gaining a Champions League place for next season.
The Wales international has become an integral figure as Spurs push for a Champions League place, scoring in the victories over Arsenal and Chelsea.
Uefa requires control of a venue two days before a Champions League match, again to help ensure that its own advertising material is in place.
While Hiddink delighted in the thought of a Wembley final, Frank Lampard refused to contemplate the possibility of a Champions League and FA Cup double.
The Blues have a Champions League semi-final against Barcelona to look forward to, as well as the FA Cup final against Everton on 30 May.
From July, he will replace Jupp Heynckes, who led Bayern Munich to a Champions League final and a second-place finish in the league last season.
City, fourth in the table and in pole position for a Champions League place with five games left to play, host rivals Manchester United on Saturday.
In Saturday's other English Premier League fixtures, Everton kept up their push for a Champions League place next season with a 2-0 over Queens Park Rangers.
Gerrard witnessed another classic night of Anfield glory on Tuesday as Liverpool secured an away goals victory against Barcelona to seal a Champions League quarter-final slot.
Paris St Germain have been banned from their Parc des Princes ground for three European matches following crowd violence during a Champions League game against Galatasaray.
Vieri missed Inter's victory over the Italian champions Juventus and was also absent when the Milan side thrashed Arsenal 3-0 in a Champions League encounter in September.
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Not since October 2008 had Barcelona won a Champions League match away from home when trailing at halftime and they never liked look repeating the feat here.
That earned Middlesex a trip to Antigua as part of the ill-fated Stanford Super Series, and a place in a Champions League tournament which was never contested.
Tottenham still had a Champions League position to play for, and needed to stop a slide that had enabled Arsenal to climb back into the Top Four picture.
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