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Aston Villa 2-1 Lille: Hosts hold lead after Europa Conference League quarter-final first leg
Goals from Ollie Watkins and John McGinn gave Aston Villa a narrow first-leg lead over Lille in their Europa Conference League quarter-final as Unai Emery marked his 1,000th game as a manager.
Watkins scored in the 13th minute, left unmarked in the box to head in from a McGinn corner.
Leon Bailey then played the ball to McGinn from a corner and he doubled the lead with a fierce strike into the bottom corner in the 56th minute.
With six minutes remaining, Lille got a goal back as Bafode Diakite flicked in a header from Angel Gomes’ cross.
Trailing 2-0, Lille thought they had got back into the game in the 67th minute but Gabriel Gudmundsson’s finish at the back post was ruled out for offside after a lengthy review.
Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez was in inspired form, denying Gudmundsson from a tight angle and getting down low to save Jonathan David’s effort on goal.
In stoppage time, Lille substitute Yusuf Yazici curled just wide of the top corner as Villa endured a nervy end to the game, having been in control for the majority of the contest.
The second leg takes place next Thursday (17:45 BST) as Lille look to overturn the one-goal deficit at Stade Pierre Mauroy.
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Aston Villa
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Squad number1Player nameE Martínez
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Squad number4Player nameKonsa
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Squad number3Player nameDiego Carlos
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Squad number14Player nameP Torres
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Squad number12Player nameDigne
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Squad number31Player nameBailey
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Squad number8Player nameTielemans
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Squad number6Player nameDouglas Luiz
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Squad number27Player nameRogers
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Squad number7Player nameMcGinn
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Squad number11Player nameWatkins
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Squad number15Player nameÁlex Moreno
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Squad number19Player nameDiaby
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Squad number22Player nameZaniolo
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Squad number24Player nameDurán
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Squad number47Player nameIroegbunam
Lille
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Squad number30Player nameChevalier
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Squad number22Player nameTiago Santos
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Squad number15Player nameYoro
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Squad number18Player nameDiakité
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Squad number31Player nameIsmaily
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Squad number21Player nameAndré
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Squad number6Player nameBentaleb
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Squad number23Player nameZhegrova
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Squad number7Player nameHaraldsson
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Squad number5Player nameGudmundsson
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Squad number9Player nameDavid
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Squad number4Player nameAlexsandro Ribeiro
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Squad number8Player nameGomes
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Squad number10Player nameCabella
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Squad number12Player nameYazici
Line-ups
Aston Villa
Formation 4-4-1-1
- 1E MartínezBooked at 90mins
- 4Konsa
- 3Diego Carlos
- 14P Torres
- 12DigneSubstituted forMorenoat 74′minutes
- 31BaileySubstituted forDiabyat 74′minutes
- 8TielemansBooked at 77minsSubstituted forIroegbunamat 82′minutes
- 6Douglas LuizBooked at 49mins
- 27RogersSubstituted forZanioloat 66′minutes
- 7McGinn
- 11WatkinsSubstituted forDuránat 82′minutes
Substitutes
- 15Moreno
- 18Gauci
- 19Diaby
- 22Zaniolo
- 24Durán
- 25Olsen
- 29Kesler-Hayden
- 47Iroegbunam
- 71Kellyman
Lille
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 30Chevalier
- 22Carvalho Santos
- 15Yoro
- 18DiakitéSubstituted forde Souza Ribeiroat 87′minutes
- 31Gonçalves dos Santos
- 21André
- 6Bentaleb
- 23ZhegrovaSubstituted forYaziciat 60′minutes
- 7HaraldssonSubstituted forCabellaat 78′minutes
- 5GudmundssonSubstituted forGomesat 78′minutes
- 9David
Substitutes
- 1Mannone
- 4de Souza Ribeiro
- 8Gomes
- 10Cabella
- 12Yazici
- 17Neves Abreu Cavaleiro
- 19Fontoura da Fonseca Morais
- 33Bouaddi
- 36Touré
- 38Ferrah
- 40Negrel
Live Text
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Match ends, Aston Villa 2, Lille 1.
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Second Half ends, Aston Villa 2, Lille 1.
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Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Leny Yoro.
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Foul by Rémy Cabella (Lille).
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John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
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Foul by Angel Gomes (Lille).
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Tim Iroegbunam (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Offside, Lille. Jonathan David is caught offside.
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Ismaily (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Tim Iroegbunam (Aston Villa).
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Attempt missed. Yusuf Yazici (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Benjamin André.
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Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Alexsandro Ribeiro.
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Foul by Rémy Cabella (Lille).
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Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Substitution, Lille. Alexsandro Ribeiro replaces Bafodé Diakité.
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Foul by Rémy Cabella (Lille).
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Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Goal! Aston Villa 2, Lille 1. Bafodé Diakité (Lille) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rémy Cabella with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Lille. Conceded by Tim Iroegbunam.