English Premier League side Aston Villa eased into the Peace Cup semi-finals on Wednesday with a 3-1 victory over Mexican outfit Atlante.
The up and coming English outfit – a rising force under former Celtic handler Martin O’Neill – will meet Portugal’s 2004 Champions League winners Porto in the semi-finals.
Porto eked out a dour 0-0 draw with Turkish side Besiktas, which was enough to see them through to Friday’s semi-final in Malaga.
Villa encountered few problems against Atlante with Norwegian international John Carew grabbing their second in the 48th minute and Ashley Young wrapped it up in the 62nd minute.
The other semi-final in Seville also on Friday features Italian powerhouses Juventus and Spanish giants Real Madrid.
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