In the UEFA Europa League match, Villa took on Lille in a match that was quite intense and full of suspense.
In the first half, Lille scored in the 15th minute on a breakaway goal by Yazici, giving Lille a temporary 1-0 lead over Villa. At this point, the teams were tied 2-2 (considering that Villa beat Lille 2-1 on the road in the first leg).
Going into the second half, Lille struck again in the 67th minute when B. Andre scored a header to make the score 2-0 and put Lille back ahead of Villa 3-2 on aggregate. However, the game didn't end there, as Villa's Cash scored a goal in the 87th minute to bring the score to 1-2, tying the two teams at 3-3 on aggregate and sending the game into overtime.
In overtime, neither side was able to capitalize on their chances to break the deadlock, and the game was extended to a penalty shootout. In the penalty shootout, Lille's David, Angel Gomez and Remi Cabella managed to hit the target, but Bentaleb and André missed. For Villa, Tilemans, Watkins, Cash and Luis scored solid penalties, with only Bailey missing. Special mention should be made of Argentinean goalkeeper Big Martinez, who was outstanding in the penalty shootout and managed to save two of his opponent's penalties, contributing to Villa's victory.
In the end, Villa won 4-3 on penalties, and the aggregate score between the two teams was set at 7-6, as Aston Villa eliminated Lille and successfully advanced to the UEFA Europa League quarterfinals.
