• Club delighted at news of their captain's condition • Bulgaria international has received regular treatment

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The Aston Villa captain Stilian Petrov appears to be winning his fight to overcome acute leukaemia after the club confirmed that the midfielder is in remission.

The Bulgaria international Petrov has been undergoing regular treatment at a London hospital since the illness was diagnosed four months ago.

Now the player nicknamed Stan has received a positive bulletin in his battle to defeat the cancer.

Villa, in a club statement, said: "It is with great delight that the club can confirm on behalf of our long-standing captain, Stilian Petrov, that Stan's acute leukaemia is in remission."