Lille can strike a big blow at Aston Villa

Aston Villa – LILLE (H 21)

5th place in the Premier League against 4th in Ligue 1: on paper, the English are favourites, but the North have the ability to upset them and are up for the challenge.

Of the three French teams that entered the quarter-finals, this one proved to be the worst. Indeed, Aston Villa is having a very good season in the Premier League (5th ahead of Manchester United, Newcastle and Chelsea, after 31 days), but LOSC can prepare for the double battle with interest. Already, the return match will take place in the north, which is not decisive, but not negligible. Then, what Paulo Fonseca’s team has shown since the start of the season (only 5 defeats in 28 Ligue 1 matches, without defeat in the Europa League), is quite capable of beating Unaï Emery’s team. With his 16 goals, Jonathan David can compete with Ollie Watkins, the 2nd best scorer in the Premier League (behind Erling Haaland), with 18 goals in 31 matches.

Edon Zhegrova color announcement : “We are in the quarter-finals and it will be a good match against Aston Villa. It is a team that is also very strong and that proves that in the Premier League. We will need the whole team to do something and be good in the coming matches”says, “What is certain is that it will be difficult. All we have to do is think about winning and think about qualifying.”. Paulo Fonseca from the maintenance side, wants to rely on the certainty of his team to get results in England. “We know it will be a very difficult match, but we want to play our game, play with confidence and desire”