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Roberto De Zerbi needs Albion to channel the spirit of the City Ground and celebrate the away win.
The Seagulls can secure promotion to the Europa League by beating AEK in Athens.
On his arrival in Greece, De Zerbi showed a long absence of Ansu Fati, the star on loan in whom the club invested heavily when they brought him in from Barcelona.
It is understood that Ansu has a muscular challenge and could be out for up to 3 months.
Tariq Lamptey is also absent and Jan Paul van Hecke is suspended, but Kaoru Mitoma, James Milner and Igor were all in the squad that trained at OPAP Stadium.
Albion travelled today, buoyed by their 3-2 win at Nottingham Forest and keen to repeat their victories there and recently at Ajax.
De Zerbi is pleased to be battling injuries on two fronts, saying: “I don’t like excuses.
“I’m focusing on the Europa League, but the goal is the same in the Premier League, the Europa League.
“It was given to us to play the best we can, it was given to us to be the best we can be. It’s a challenge for us, not an excuse.
“We’re enough to play in the Europa League.
“We showed a different mentality to Nottingham Forest.
“We spent 90 minutes with a lot of difficulties, but the win was nice. Our fans were very happy, our club too.
“We have to love the challenge.
“The toughest challenge is smart players and coaches. “
Ansu, who appeared to have a hamstring problem when he stopped on Saturday, and Lamptey were injured at the City Ground.
De Zerbi said: “I think we lost them for a while.
“But it depends on the players who can play. We’ll be smart enough to compete. “
“I don’t know if we’ll win but we’ll fight to win the game. “