Europa League Conference | Lille was eliminated by Aston Villa on penalties (2-1, 3-4 tab), Emiliano Martinez decided

Regrets for LOSC. Dominating the 90 minutes, Lille, who led 2-0 in front of a raucous crowd and held qualification in their grasp, produced one of Aston Villa’s only chances in a match that Unai Emery’s team had previously missed. being sent out by the bête noire of French football on penalties, Emiliano Martinez, author of two saves (2-1, 3-4 tab).

As a result, Lille lost in the quarter-finals of the Europa League and missed out on qualifying for the semi-finals of the European Cup for the first time.

Applause for their team, which was at work during this double fight and the 4th place in the Premier League, could not wipe away the tears that flowed down the cheeks of many LOSC supporters, after the penalty shootout session that they lost. the final defeat by their captain, Benjamin André, who deserved better. After a good goal at Villa Park last week, the Mastiffs took this quarter-final in the right direction.

Having defended well, being aggressive in suppressing and dominating the fight, Paulo Fonseca’s players found a mistake to revive themselves after losing 2-1 on British soil. On a cross ball from Gabriel Gudmundsson, Yusuf Yazici, starting instead of Edon Zhegrova, injured in the ankle, took a good ball from the left side and sent Pierre Mauroy’s field to the explosion (1-0, 14).

The evening took a more positive turn, again, when André, who was already very dangerous with his header in the first half, finally found a corner kick from Haraldsson, which he turned at the near post into the back of the net (2 – 0.68). As the ghost of Ollie Watkins, Aston Villa, could not shoot Lucas Chevalier in the goal until the 56th minute, when Matty Cash was about to aim at the goal, he woke up at the end of the match, an act that Lille’s goalkeeper was ashamed of. in the air, he released the ball.

Cash, again, took advantage of the ball returning to his feet in front of the area and fired a cannonball that took LOSC into overtime (2-1, 87). When LOSC had more clumsy and incomprehensible attacks, Chevalier saved his team twice (100th, 120th).

Then Nabil Bentaleb, although he was better throughout the match, opened the penalty shootout by coming against Martinez. Chevalier was able to prevent Bailey’s attempt to revive his team, but André also failed in front of the Argentine goalkeeper who still had a chance, but allowed his team to reach the semi-finals of the European Cup for the first time in 42 years. LOSC can only blame themselves.