He Unai Emery’s Aston Villa They beat Lille 2-1 on Thursday at the bottom, leaving the tie open as a short profit does not allow them to leave the ticket for the semifinals of the Conference League almost tied.
The English team advanced in the first half with the a goal from Watkins and goalkeeper ‘Dibu’ Martínez He prevented the French eleven from leveling before the break, when he deserved to score as he made three worthy saves. Not even the Kosovar Edon Zhegrova, or later the defense Diakate, or finally the Canadian striker Jonathan David managed to defeat ‘Dibu’ Martíneza saving wall for English.
In the second half, Aston Villa came out more motivated and scored the second goal with the boot of McGinnwho didn’t waste a pass from the Jamaican Leon Bailey to score 2-0 in 56 minutes. But Lille added spice in the final period when, with six minutes remaining in the contest, they reduced the gap to a target signed by Diakité. Furthermore, the French team got the last-gasp tie. In the end the score was 2-1, a point that leaves everything open for the return match on French soil.
Surprisingly, the three goals seen against Aston Villa-Lille came from set pieces.
Source: La Verdad
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