In a thrilling Europa Conference League quarter-final match at Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Aston Villa advanced to the semi-finals after defeating Lille on penalties. The match concluded with a 3-3 aggregate score, pushing the game into a penalty shootout where Aston Villa won 4-3. Key moments included Matty Cash's crucial goal in the 87th minute, described as a deflected shot following a goalkeeper error, which brought the aggregate score to 3-3. Emiliano Martinez starred in the penalty shootout, saving crucial penalties, including one from Nabil Bentaleb, securing the victory for Aston Villa.
What a fabulous keeper - and an even bigger character. Emi Martinez is brilliant 🧤 https://t.co/mWZgyu0NnY
Emi Martinez was shown two yellow cards in Aston Villa's dramatic Europa Conference League win over Lille but wasn't sent off 😳 Here's why...⬇️ https://t.co/O7R4wZGJle https://t.co/odFrz3tEGb
Aston Villa are through to the semi finals of the Europa Conference League after penalty shootout drama in northern France tonight. Report: https://t.co/uXpPZLGtYw https://t.co/KNcyPFjXpV
Lille 2-1 Aston Villa (3-3 agg, 3-4 on pens): Emiliano Martinez stars in penalty shootout win https://t.co/1IttHR6yDK
Emi Martinez saves and wins Aston Villa the penalty shootout to progress to the semi-finals! 🧤 And he celebrates right in front of the Lille fans 😳 #UECL https://t.co/u4Xq836xck
#LOSC - ❌✅✅✅❌ #AVFC - ✅✅✅❌✅ Emi Martinez is the hero, despite being booked in the penalty shootout, as Aston Villa win 4-3 on penalties. #UECL 🎥 @J_Tanswell https://t.co/3V2G3hE5IH
𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐙 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐎...𝐀𝐆𝐀𝐈𝐍! Emiliano Martinez 𝐒𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐒 from Benjamin Andre and Aston Villa are through to the UEFA Conference League semi-finals! Unai Emery's team win the shootout 4-3! #UECL https://t.co/4mX30gMUmz
MARTINEZ THE HERO in the penalty shoot-out! 🧤 Aston Villa are THROUGH to the Europa Conference League semi-finals! 🏆 https://t.co/3uweraI1tD
Villa go through 😃 Martinez is a hero... again! #AstonVilla #UTV
Aston Villa are through to the semi finals of the Europa Conference League after beating Lille on penalties in France tonight. https://t.co/29DrGwYZMy https://t.co/hGGYjG7VDf
Emi Martinez makes two important saves and in the most Emi Martinez way possible dances and shushes the crowd after eliminating Lille from the UECL 😭😭 https://t.co/WBF1rWMolf
#Breaking Aston Villa have qualified for the Europa Conference League semi-finals, beating Lille 4-3 on penalties after a 3-3 aggregate draw in the quarter-finals https://t.co/xpy2v4Q8JV
Emiliano Martinez does it again. He runs the full length of the pitch to celebrate with the Villa fans high up in the far corner. Shithousery of the highest order. Villa coaches are understandably pushing him off the pitch now. #AVFC https://t.co/gxkAm9Pcr4
🚨🟣🔵 Aston Villa are qualified to Conference League semi finals. Lille, eliminated. ⛔️ https://t.co/9W2BRaqiIP
🚨 𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟: EMI MARTINEZ IS THE HERO IN FRANCE AGAIN! TWO PENALTY SAVES! ASTON VILLA ARE THROUGH TO THE SEMI-FINAL!
VILLA ARE THROUGH TO THE SEMI-FINALS. MARTINEZ SAVESSS #AVFC https://t.co/VKUrHNDZPZ
⚽ 𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗔𝗟𝗧𝗬 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗢𝗧-𝗢𝗨𝗧: BENJAMIN ANDRE MISSES! EMI MARTINEZ SAVES IT AGAIN! 🇫🇷 Lille: ❌✅✅✅❌ 🏴 Aston Villa: ✅✅✅❌✅ #UECL
ASTON VILLA WIN ON PENALTIES! Unai Emery finds a way to get the job done in Europe. #UECL #BBCFootball https://t.co/VOcsti33uv
⚽ 𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗔𝗟𝗧𝗬 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗢𝗧-𝗢𝗨𝗧: DOUGLAS LUIZ! 🇫🇷 Lille: ❌✅✅✅🔘 🏴 Aston Villa: ✅✅✅❌✅ #UECL
Emi Martinez's first yellow card did NOT carry over to the penalty shoot-out. It's a weird rule, but a rule all the same.
⚽ 𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗔𝗟𝗧𝗬 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗢𝗧-𝗢𝗨𝗧: REMY CABELLA! 🇫🇷 Lille: ❌✅✅✅🔘 🏴 Aston Villa: ✅✅✅❌🔘 #UECL
⚽ 𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗔𝗟𝗧𝗬 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗢𝗧-𝗢𝗨𝗧: LEON BAILEY MISSES! 🇫🇷 Lille: ❌✅✅🔘🔘 🏴 Aston Villa: ✅✅✅❌🔘 #UECL
🚨 TIRS AU BUT : ⚽️ BUUUUUUT DE ANGEL GOMES !!! Lille : ❌✅✅ Aston Villa : ✅✅
⚽ 𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗔𝗟𝗧𝗬 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗢𝗧-𝗢𝗨𝗧: ANGEL GOMES! 🇫🇷 Lille: ❌✅✅🔘🔘 🏴 Aston Villa: ✅✅✅🔘🔘 #UECL
⚽ 𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗔𝗟𝗧𝗬 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗢𝗧-𝗢𝗨𝗧: MATTY CASH! 🇫🇷 Lille: ❌✅🔘🔘🔘 🏴 Aston Villa: ✅✅✅🔘🔘 #UECL
⚽ 𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗔𝗟𝗧𝗬 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗢𝗧-𝗢𝗨𝗧: JONATHAN DAVID! 🇫🇷 Lille: ❌✅🔘🔘🔘 🏴 Aston Villa: ✅✅🔘🔘🔘 #UECL
🚨 TIRS AU BUT : ⚽️ BUUUUUUT DE WATKINS !!!! Lille : ❌ Aston Villa : ✅✅
⚽ 𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗔𝗟𝗧𝗬 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗢𝗧-𝗢𝗨𝗧: OLLIE WATKINS! 🇫🇷 Lille: ❌🔘🔘🔘🔘 🏴 Aston Villa: ✅✅🔘🔘🔘 #UECL
It's going to penalties in Lille! Aston Villa will need a shootout to make the semi-finals. https://t.co/29DrGwYZMy https://t.co/f8hbCyedxR
⚽ 𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗔𝗟𝗧𝗬 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗢𝗧-𝗢𝗨𝗧: NABIL BENTALEB MISSES! MARTINEZ SAVES AND SHHH'S THE CROWD 🇫🇷 Lille: ❌🔘🔘🔘🔘 🏴 Aston Villa: ✅🔘🔘🔘🔘 #UECL
MARTINEZ SAVES FROM BENTALEB He then shushes the crowd. #AVFC
𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐘 𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐎𝐓 𝐎𝐔𝐓 Youri Tielemans is first up and he scores! 🔴 LOSC LILLE: 🟣 ASTON VILLA: ✅ #UECL
⚽ 𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗔𝗟𝗧𝗬 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗢𝗧-𝗢𝗨𝗧: TIELEMANS! 🇫🇷 Lille: 🔘🔘🔘🔘🔘 🏴 Aston Villa: ✅🔘🔘🔘🔘 #UECL
Is Martinez going to take one? #AVFC
🚨 It's going to penalties in Lille! Aston Villa will need a shootout to make the semi-finals. Follow LIVE on @BBCSport ⬇️ #UECL #BBCFootball https://t.co/8JmjKsE5Ga
⏱️ 𝗙𝗨𝗟𝗟 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘 𝗜𝗡 𝗘𝗫𝗧𝗥𝗔 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘: 🇫🇷 Lille 2-1 Aston Villa 🏴 (3-3 agg) WE HAVE A PENALTY SHOOT-OUT! #UECL https://t.co/uv4wiQsG44
Full-time of extra time: Lille 2-1 #AVFC (3-3 on aggregate). We go to penalties...
The second half of extra time is underway now from Lille as the French side and Aston Villa search for a winner. The game is being shown live on Virgin Media Extra 2, channel 851 for Virgin Media TV customers. #UECL
⏱️ 𝗛𝗔𝗟𝗙 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘 𝗜𝗡 𝗘𝗫𝗧𝗥𝗔 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘: 🇫🇷 Lille 2-1 Aston Villa 🏴 (3-3 agg) #UECL https://t.co/CcsLCrZ31l
𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐀 𝐒𝐀𝐕𝐄!!! First, Lille's Lucas Chevalier saves from Leon Bailey and then from Douglas Luiz! 2-1 (3-3) #UECL https://t.co/7pdQzZxNws
MATTY CASH EQUALISES FOR ASTON VILLA 🚀 Unai Emery's side looked to be heading out before right-back pounced on a mistake in the Lille defence. GAME ON in France. 🙌 https://t.co/S1VAtG2EMJ
FT at at Stade Pierre Mauroy. We are going into extra-time here with the tie level at 3-3 after the second leg. Matty Cash scored Villa's late goal but they were hanging on by the end! #UECL https://t.co/MkF6qx6tzL
⏱ Matty Cash in the 87th minute! He's rescued Aston Villa! It's 3-3 on aggregate in Lille and the teams face extra time. Follow live: https://t.co/Nit7nFc08a https://t.co/wUusQKykF4
⏱️ 𝗙𝗨𝗟𝗟 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘: 🇫🇷 Lille 2-1 Aston Villa 🏴 (3-3 agg) WE GO TO 𝗘𝗫𝗧𝗥𝗔 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘! #UECL https://t.co/ltP9KNZlnY
FT: Lille 2-1 #AVFC (3-3 on aggregate). Villa have been really bad. But they're still in it. Strap yourselves in, extra time beckons
Aston Villa have a lifeline! Lille goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier collides with team-mate Nabil Bentaleb and Matty Cash slams home to make it 3-3 on aggregate. #UECL 🎥 @footballontnt https://t.co/0xkuYESar6
⏱ Matty Cash in the 87th minute! He's rescued Aston Villa! #UECL #BBCFootball https://t.co/FTd5CYIal5
Woweee, Villa have been given a lifeline. Lille's keeper Lucas Chevalier catches the ball, is knocked by his own team-mate Nabil Bentaleb and drops the ball. It falls to Cash on the edge of the box and his shot is deflected but goes in. 2-1 Lille - 3-3 on aggregate. #AVFC
⚽ 𝗚𝗢𝗔𝗟: MATTY CASH IN THE 87TH MINUTE! 🇫🇷 Lille 2-1 Aston Villa 🏴 (3-3 agg) #UECL
Matty Cash again has a strike at goal - this time Lucas Chevalier is behind it! Villa need a goal with time running out though ⌛️ 2-0 (4-2) #UECL https://t.co/8uAWMk3yGN
Lille are ahead on aggregate! 🔴 Aston Villa have ten minutes to find a response. #UECL #BBCFootball https://t.co/ixjVAgkZu7
Matty Cash strikes well. Villa's first shot on target comes in the 82nd minute. #AVFC
Lille DOUBLE their lead & are now in FRONT on aggregate! 👀 Can Aston Villa respond? 😯 https://t.co/lkWmlX2Xbt
Aston Villa are in trouble. Benjamin Andre heads Lille into a 2-0 lead at Stade Pierre-Mauroy and the French side now lead 3-2 on aggregate. #UECL 🎥 @footballontnt https://t.co/N1473ZGQqt
⚽ 𝗚𝗢𝗔𝗟: BENJAMIN ANDRE! MASSIVE HEADER! 🇫🇷 Lille 2-0 Aston Villa 🏴 (3-2 agg) #UECL
Goal Lille. Identical to the goal at Villa Park - win the first contact from an inswinging corner. 2-0 (3-2 on aggregate). #AVFC
HT at Stade Pierre Mauroy. Yusuf Yazıcı's early goal has Lille level in the tie. Villa have really underwhelmed. 1-0 (2-2) #UECL https://t.co/bTixX2eMYh
HT: Lille 1-0 #AVFC Martinez's 46 touches to Watkins' 5 tells the story. Villa have had most of the possession, but done very little with it (zero shots). The overall balance doesn't look quite right, yet Villa should get that one big chance you'd imagine (maybe a set play).
⏱️ 𝗛𝗔𝗟𝗙 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘: 🇫🇷 Lille 1-0 Aston Villa 🏴 (2-2 agg) #UECL https://t.co/7aLfJPRYKi
Lille LEAD Aston Villa early on and the goal means it's all level in the tie 👀 https://t.co/3Q8elB8HC8
⚽ 𝗚𝗢𝗔𝗟: AND JUST LIKE THAT, THE FRENCH SIDE ARE LEVEL! 🇫🇷 Lille 1-0 Aston Villa 🏴 (2-2 agg) #UECL
Goal Lille. Yazici. First time effort from a low cross. 1-0 Lille (2-2 on agg) #AVFC
🍿 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘 𝗪𝗘 𝗚𝗢 🍿 🇫🇷 Lille 0-0 Aston Villa 🏴 (1-2 agg) #UECL
🚨 THE TEAMS ARE IN! Zaniolo starts for Aston Villa! 🔥 Jonathan David leads Lille's Attack! 👀 Who wins this one? 🤔 🤝 With @Village_Hotels #Ad https://t.co/Ovwq4xRCMa
Aston Villa's team for their Europa Conference League quarter-final against Lille is IN! 🚨 https://t.co/KVprGI5hNC
Aston Villa vs Lille - Europa Conference League: Live score, team news and updates as Unai Emery's side head into second leg clash with a marginal lead as they look to become first English team to book a semi-final spot in Europe https://t.co/11pfkoDtxW