Goals from Yusuf Yazici and Benjamin Andre overturned Villa’s first-leg advantage before Matty Cash sent it to extra time.
Emiliano Martinez was the unsurprising star of a dramatic penalty shootout as Aston Villa edged past Lille and into the semi-final of the Europa Conference League.
They were not deserving of victory, though, as they were outplayed for the majority of the second leg in France, with goals from Yusuf Yazici and Andre overturning a 2-1 first-leg advantage. Unsurprisingly the hosts were on the front foot and wiped out their deficit in the 15th minute with a quality goal.
Villa finally threatened the Lille goal in the 56th minute when Moussa Diaby and John McGinn set up Cash, who fired into the side-netting.
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