Aston Villa secured a narrow first-leg victory over Lille in their Europa Conference League quarter-final, with goals from Ollie Watkins and John McGinn. Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez made crucial saves to maintain the lead.
Ollie Watkins opened the scoring as Aston Villa won the first leg of their Europa Conference leg quarter-final tie against Lille
Trailing 2-0, Lille thought they had got back into the game in the 67th minute but Gabriel Gudmundsson's finish at the back post was ruled out for offside after a lengthy review. The second leg takes place next Thursday as Lille look to overturn the one-goal deficit at Stade Pierre Mauroy.Villa boss Unai Emery recorded an impressive victory in his 1,000th game as a managerWatkins led from the front, creating three chances in three minutes as Villa grew into the game in the early stages.
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