Lille 2 Aston Villa 1 agg 3-3: Villa reach Europa Conference semi-finals after chaotic penalty shootout
Aston Villa have reached their first major European semi-final since 1982 after a dramatic penalty shootout victory over Lille in the Europa Conference League.
The match finished 2-1 to Lille on the night, with the tie finishing 3-3 on aggregate, but Villa won the shootout 4-3.
Ollie Watkins gave Villa the lead in the first half, but Jonathan David equalized for Lille in the second half.
Boubakary Soumaré was sent off for Lille in extra time, and Villa took advantage to score a second goal through John McGinn.
However, Lille forced the shootout when Xeka scored in the 118th minute.
In the shootout, Anwar El Ghazi, Emiliano BuendÃa, Douglas Luiz, and Lucas Digne all scored for Villa, while Jonathan Bamba, Jonathan David, and Amadou Onana scored for Lille.
Villa goalkeeper Emiliano MartÃnez was the hero of the shootout, saving penalties from Renato Sanches and Xeka.
Villa will now face either Feyenoord or Slavia Prague in the semi-finals.
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