Lille are in action against Aston Villa in the Europa Conference League.
On Thursday night, Villa travelled to the Decathlon Arena - Stade Pierre-Mauroy as they looked to secure a place in the Europa Conference League semi-finals against French side Lille .Ahead of the match, there were reports that the home fans were preparing a hostile atmosphere for Villa goalkeeper Martinez.
The Argentina goalkeeper was heavily criticised for his celebrations during his country's World Cup final victory over France in Qatar back in December 2022. Prior to kick-off, it was then claimed that a number of Lille fans had to be pulled back by stewards after making a run at Martinez.As reported by The Athletic’s Jacob Tanswell, who wrote on social media: “A few Lille supporters have tried to make a run at Emiliano Martinez but pulled back by stewards. He runs towards the Lille end, his eyes fixed - met with the sharpest whistles you’ll hear.”This is a breaking news story from the team at SPORTbible and will be updated in due course.
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