Lille vs Aston Villa LIVE: Europa Conference League result and reaction after Villa win on penalties

The Europa Conference League quarter-final is still up for grabs after a tight first-leg last week

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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.

The Argentina goalkeeper, who helped his country win the World Cup 18 months ago, produced some similar heroics in France, saving spot-kicks from Nabil Bentaleb and Benjamin Andre to earn a 4-3 shootout win after the quarter-final had ended 3-3 on aggregate after two legs.

There was plenty of his trademark dark arts on show as he shushed the baiting French crowd, who had not forgotten what happened in Qatar, and then caused confusion by receiving a yellow card from the referee in the middle of the shootout, having already been booked in normal time.

But bookings are not carried forward into the shootout meaning he could stay on and send Villa into a first European semi-final since 1982. Follow all the reaction below plus get the latest odds and tips right here:

Lille vs Aston Villa

• Lille host Aston Villa in the Europa League quarter-final second leg after 2-1 first-leg win
• Lille XI: Chevalier; Santos, Yoro, Diakite, Ismaily; Andre, Bentaleb; Yazici, Haraldsson, Gudmundsson; David
• Villa XI: Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Torres, Digne; Tielemans, McGinn; Zaniolo, Luiz, Diaby; Watkins
• GOAL 15’ - Yazici scores early to level on aggregate (1-0)
• GOAL 67’ - Andre heads in at the near post to give Lille the aggregate lead (2-0)
• GOAL! 87’ - Cash brings Villa level in the tie after Lille ‘keeper drops it (2-1)
• PENALTIES: Villa keeper Martinez saves two to send his team to the semis

[18 April 2024 20:31 · Chris Wilson]

PENALTIES: Lille 1-3 Aston Villa

Matty Cash up next. The Poland international hits it low and to the left, sending Chevalier the wrong way.

[18 April 2024 20:30 · Chris Wilson]

PENALTIES: Lille 1-2 Aston Villa

Martinez stays in goal! The referee has had a shocker all night, and that’s no different.

Jonathan David lines up the penalty and he slots it down the middle.

[18 April 2024 20:29 · Chris Wilson]

PENALTIES: Lille 0-2 Aston Villa

Watkins is waiting to take the next penalty, but it looks like Emi Martinez has been sent off! Confusion here, as it looks like maybe the referee has changed his mind.

In any case, Watkins steps up and fires his penalty into the top-left corner.

[18 April 2024 20:26 · Chris Wilson]

PENALTIES: Lille 0-1 Aston Villa

Bentaleb is the first Lille player up to take. He fires his spot-kick down to the right and Martinez makes a great save!

[18 April 2024 20:26 · Chris Wilson]

PENALTIES: Lille 0-1 Aston Villa

Tielemans takes first and easily slides it home, just right of down the middle. 1-0!

[18 April 2024 20:24 · Chris Wilson]

PENALTIES: Lille 0-0 Aston Villa

We’ve seen one English side go out of Europe on penalties so far this week. Are we about to see another?

Martinez will be hoping to repeat some of his previous penalty-related heroics.

[18 April 2024 20:21 · Chris Wilson]

FULL-TIME! Lille 2-1 Aston Villa

FULL-TIME IN EXTRA TIME! We’re going to penalties in Lille.

[18 April 2024 20:20 · Chris Wilson]

ET: Lille 2-1 Aston Villa

120 mins: Just one minute of added time as it looks like both sides have accepted penalties.

[18 April 2024 20:20 · Chris Wilson]

ET: Lille 2-1 Aston Villa

119 mins: Lille threaten to counter, but Konsa does brilliantly to dispossess David.

Villa attack again with Rogers down the wing; he turns past the defender and hits in a hopeful cross, which Duran hits right at Chevalier!

[18 April 2024 20:19 · Chris Wilson]

ET: Lille 2-1 Aston Villa

118 mins: Watkins turns near the box and spreads it wide to Bailey, and the Jamaican’s cross is turned behind.

From the corner, Bailey’s delivery is easily collected by Chevalier.