EXTRA-TIME KICK-OFF: Lille 2-1 Aston Villa
‘Villa have been second best all night’
Unai Emery has brought so much to Villa and tonight he has had the thing no manager can do without – luck.
His team had been second best all night and were showing little threat until a mix-up in the Lille defence gave them a way back in. Can they make it count in extra-time?
FULL-TIME: Lille 2-1 Aston Villa (3-3 aggregate)
Five minutes added time
GOAL!! Lille 2-1 Aston Villa (Cash)
SUBSTITUTION: Lille 2-0 Aston Villa
Lille 2-0 Aston Villa
SUBSTITUTION: Lille 2-0 Aston Villa
SUBSTITUTION: Lille 2-0 Aston Villa
YELLOW CARD: Lille 2-0 Aston Villa (Rogers)
Lille 2-0 Aston Villa
GOAL!! Lille 2-0 Aston Villa (Andre)
YELLOW CARD: Lille 1-0 Aston Villa (Digne)
Lille 1-0 Aston Villa
Lille 1-0 Aston Villa
Lille 1-0 Aston Villa
SECOND-HALF: Lille 1-0 Aston Villa
WATCH: Emiliano Martinez uses his FACE to stop Lille’s Benjamin Andre
‘Villa need to wake up!’
Villa need to wake up. McGinn is chuntering at the referee but he’d be as wise to do the same to his team-mates – they’re in second gear against a good Lille team, but not an outstanding one.
It’s been a bizarre performance from Martinez, who seems intent on winding up the crowd – he was even booked for time-wasting *after* Lille had scored their opener, making the aggregate score level.
HALF-TIME: Lille 1-0 Aston Villa (2-2 aggregate)
Lille 1-0 Aston Villa
Four minutes added on
YELLOW CARD: Lille 1-0 Aston Villa (Andre, Fonseca, Emery)
YELLOW CARD: Lille 1-0 Aston Villa (Bentaleb)
YELLOW CARD: Lille 1-0 Aston Villa (Martinez)
Lille 1-0 Aston Villa
SUBSTITUTION: Lille 1-0 Aston Villa
Martinez and Zaniolo both down
Having made a brilliant reaction save from Benjamin Andre, Martinez then collapsed in the back of the goal, hand on his head. He’s back up now but not clear if he was hit by something thrown from the crowd.
Meanwhile, stretcher on for Zaniolo who seems to have a problem with his hip
Lille 1-0 Aston Villa
YELLOW CARD: Lille 1-0 Aston Villa (Zaniolo)
‘Lille opener could give Villa more focus’
That might be no bad thing for Villa. As a colleague in the press box next to me just remarked, they were playing as though they had a 2-0 lead to protect, rather than 2-1.
Lille’s opener should give Villa a little more focus after such an iffy start.
GOAL!! Lille 1-0 Aston Villa (Yazici)
Lille 0-0 Aston Villa
Lille 0-0 Aston Villa
Lille 0-0 Aston Villa
KICK-OFF: Lille 0-0 Aston Villa
Here come the players!
Empty home seats despite kick-off looming…
Must admit I’m surprised to see so many empty seats 10 minutes before kick-off. The capacity here is 50,000 and the club were expecting about 47,500 (including 2,600 from Villa).
Not too much interest from the prawn sandwich seats on the middle tier so far…
McGinn finds his shooting boots
‘Keep a close eye on set-pieces’
Keep a close eye on set pieces tonight. Lille boss Paulo Fonseca was unhappy with Villa markers’ blocking tactics in the first leg and sent a clear message to the officials pre-match.
Villa took a dim view of that, it’s fair to say. There could be fireworks on the touchline as well as the pitch, after Emery’s assistant Pako Ayestaran was sent off in the first leg.
European disasters for Premier League sides
David and Yoro among the ones to watch
A few to look out for in the Lille side. Jonathan David has been a consistent scorer in Ligue 1 and will surely move this summer – more from Mail Sport here.
Centre-back Leny Yoro struggled against Ollie Watkins but is highly regarded, and I loved the look of Icelandic playmaker Hakon Haraldsson.
Meanwhile, Emi Martinez has just come out for the warm up to an absolute volley from the home end. Spicy evening ahead.
The atmosphere is building in Lille…
‘Big call to leave Leon Bailey on the bench’
It’ll be fascinating to see Emery’s plan tonight. Big call to leave Bailey on the bench, even though Villa are protecting a lead – he’s one of two reliable matchwinners in this side.
Huge show of faith in Zaniolo who will almost certainly leave Villa in the summer when his loan spell ends
Can Watkins fire Villa to glory?
Lille vs Aston Villa: Line-ups
A strong week for Unai Emery’s side
History awaits…
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EXTRA-TIME KICK-OFF: Lille 2-1 Aston Villa
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FULL-TIME: Lille 2-1 Aston Villa (3-3 aggregate)
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GOAL!! Lille 2-1 Aston Villa (Cash)
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GOAL!! Lille 2-0 Aston Villa (Andre)
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HALF-TIME: Lille 1-0 Aston Villa (2-2 aggregate)
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GOAL!! Lille 1-0 Aston Villa (Yazici)
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KICK-OFF: Lille 0-0 Aston Villa
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Lille vs Aston Villa: Line-ups
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History awaits…
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