Europa League – 1/4: Aston Villa – LOSC pre-match information

LOSC return to the Europa League this Thursday with a quarter-final first leg against Aston Villa. A trip to Birmingham, expected and historic.

After defeating Austrians SK Sturm Graz, LOSC now faces the first European quarter-final in its history. It is a competition juggernaut that stands ahead of Lille and Aston Villa. The Englishmen, who are fifth in the Premier League and favorites for the Europa League, host LOSC this Thursday, April 11. Here are the pre-match details.

Where and how to follow the meeting?

A quarter-final in a European competition can never be missed. The first leg match will start at 9pm at Aston Villa’s Villa Park Stadium. An away match that will be possible to watch on RMC Sport 1 broadcasts. So you will need to have a subscription to watch this opposition against five in the Premier League.

The Norwegian refereeing board was appointed for the match with Espen Eskås on whistle. He will be accompanied by Jan Erik Engan and Isaac Elias Bashevkin. The fourth official will be Rohit Saggi. Finally, on VAR, we will find two Dutch players consisting of Dennis Higle and Pol van Boekel.

Conference history

This is not the first time for the two teams to fight. LOSC and Aston Villa met in the semi-finals of the 2002 Intertoto Cup which went in favor of Lille. A draw (1-1) in Grimonprez thanks to Fernando D’Amico’s goal in the last minutes before Lille’s victory in England (2-0). Note that LOSC lost in the final against Stuttgart that year.

Summary of the last matches played by Aston Villa

• 14/03/24 : Aston Villa 4-0 Ajax (UECL)
• 17/03/24 : West Ham 1 – 1 Aston Villa
• 30/03/24 : Aston Villa 2 – 0 Wolverhampton
• 3/04/24 : Manchester City 4 – 1 Aston Villa
• 6/04/24 : Brentford 3 – 3 Aston Villa

Summary of a recent meeting

Aston Villa came out on top in the round of 16. The Villans faced Ajax Amsterdam, although they were struggling this year. During the first leg, the Dutch managed to keep a clean sheet without scoring a goal. Everything remained to be done in the return match at Villa Park. After an even start to the match, Aston Villa took the second in the twentieth minute. Three goals in the space of a few minutes which resulted in the first goal by Ollie Watkins, a man in good form for England, from a corner in the 25th minute. Ajax had tried to respond just before the end of the first half but the Aston Villa defense escaped from their line . The second half turned to the advantage of the British. A few minutes after Leon Bailey’s second goal, Sivert Mannsverk was sent off. Aston Villa eventually won 4-0.