Aston Villa vs Lille, 2025-26 UEFA Europa League, Round of 16

Aston Villa ease past Lille to Europa League quarterfinals

A moment of brilliance from Emiliano Martínez helped Aston Villa reach a third successive European quarterfinal as they saw off Lille in the Europa League.

• 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
• 0': First Half begins.
• 1': Attempt missed. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tammy Abraham.
• 3': Attempt blocked. Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
• 4': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
• 4': Nabil Bentaleb (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 4': Offside, Lille. Olivier Giroud is caught offside.
• 11': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Pau Torres.
• 11': Attempt missed. Thomas Meunier (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
• 13': Foul by Nathan Ngoy (Lille).
• 13': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 16': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 16': Foul by Ngal'ayel Mukau (Lille).
• 18': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Alexsandro Ribeiro.
• 21': Attempt missed. Ayyoub Bouaddi (Lille) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alexsandro Ribeiro with a cross.
• 24': Delay in match because of an injury Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
• 24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 25': Foul by Ayyoub Bouaddi (Lille).
• 25': Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 25': Foul by Félix Correia (Lille).
• 25': Lamare Bogarde (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 25': Félix Correia (Lille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 29': Offside, Aston Villa. Tammy Abraham is caught offside.
• 30': Attempt blocked. Romain Perraud (Lille) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Félix Correia.
• 31': Foul by Romain Perraud (Lille).
• 31': Jadon Sancho (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 32': Foul by Lamare Bogarde (Aston Villa).
• 32': Félix Correia (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 34': Attempt blocked. Jadon Sancho (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
• 36': Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 36': Foul by Ngal'ayel Mukau (Lille).
• 37': Foul by Thomas Meunier (Lille).
• 37': Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 41': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Romain Perraud.
• 42': Attempt saved. Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Berke Özer (Lille). Assisted by John McGinn with a cross.
• 42': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Nathan Ngoy.
• 44': Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 44': Foul by Olivier Giroud (Lille).
• 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
• 45'+1': Offside, Lille. Olivier Giroud is caught offside.
• 45'+2': First Half ends, Aston Villa 0, Lille 0.
• 45': Second Half begins Aston Villa 0, Lille 0.
• 46': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Victor Lindelöf.
• 48': Attempt missed. Alexsandro Ribeiro (Lille) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Romain Perraud with a cross following a corner.
• 51': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 51': Foul by Ngal'ayel Mukau (Lille).
• 53': Ayyoub Bouaddi (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 53': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
• 54': Attempt saved. Nabil Bentaleb (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa).
• 54': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Lille 0. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jadon Sancho following a fast break.
• 56': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins replaces Tammy Abraham.
• 58': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Alexsandro Ribeiro.
• 61': Offside, Lille. Olivier Giroud is caught offside.
• 63': Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
• 63': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Alexsandro Ribeiro.
• 65': Jadon Sancho (Aston Villa) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Douglas Luiz with a through ball.
• 66': Handball by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
• 66': Substitution, Lille. Hákon Haraldsson replaces Félix Correia.
• 66': Substitution, Lille. Noah Edjouma replaces Ayyoub Bouaddi.
• 66': Substitution, Lille. Matias Fernandez-Pardo replaces Ngal'ayel Mukau.
• 68': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Amadou Onana.
• 70': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Pau Torres.
• 71': Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (Lille) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Hákon Haraldsson with a cross following a corner.
• 71': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Douglas Luiz.
• 72': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
• 72': Noah Edjouma (Lille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 72': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 73': Substitution, Lille. Aïssa Mandi replaces Alexsandro Ribeiro.
• 74': Substitution, Aston Villa. Matty Cash replaces Lamare Bogarde.
• 74': Substitution, Aston Villa. Emiliano Buendía replaces John McGinn.
• 76': Attempt saved. Noah Edjouma (Lille) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa). Assisted by Nathan Ngoy.
• 78': Handball by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
• 81': Substitution, Lille. Tiago Santos replaces Thomas Meunier.
• 82': Foul by Chancel Mbemba (Lille).
• 82': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 83': Foul by Matty Cash (Aston Villa).
• 83': Romain Perraud (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 84': Substitution, Aston Villa. Leon Bailey replaces Jadon Sancho.
• 84': Substitution, Aston Villa. Harvey Elliott replaces Morgan Rogers.
• 86': Goal! Aston Villa 2, Lille 0. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
• 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
• 90'+3': Attempt saved. Nabil Bentaleb (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa).
• 90'+3': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 2, Lille 0.
• 0': Match ends, Aston Villa 2, Lille 0.