Aston Villa vs Lille summary: score, stats, goals and highlights | Europa League Round of 16 second leg 2025/26
Second half goals from John McGinn and Leon Bailey saw Unai Emery’s men beat Lille at Villa Park to take the tie 3-0 on aggregate.

Match ends, Aston Villa 2, Lille 0.
Second Half ends, Aston Villa 2, Lille 0.
Attempt saved. Nabil Bentaleb (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa).
Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
Goal! Aston Villa 2, Lille 0. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
Substitution, Aston Villa. Harvey Elliott replaces Morgan Rogers.
Substitution, Aston Villa. Leon Bailey replaces Jadon Sancho.
Foul by Matty Cash (Aston Villa).
Romain Perraud (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Chancel Mbemba (Lille).
Substitution, Lille. Tiago Santos replaces Thomas Meunier.
Handball by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
Attempt saved. Noah Edjouma (Lille) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa). Assisted by Nathan Ngoy.
Substitution, Aston Villa. Emiliano Buendía replaces John McGinn.
Substitution, Aston Villa. Matty Cash replaces Lamare Bogarde.
Substitution, Lille. Aïssa Mandi replaces Alexsandro Ribeiro.
Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
Noah Edjouma (Lille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Corner, Lille. Conceded by Douglas Luiz.
Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (Lille) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Hákon Haraldsson with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Lille. Conceded by Pau Torres.
Corner, Lille. Conceded by Amadou Onana.
Substitution, Lille. Matias Fernandez-Pardo replaces Ngal'ayel Mukau.
Substitution, Lille. Noah Edjouma replaces Ayyoub Bouaddi.
Substitution, Lille. Hákon Haraldsson replaces Félix Correia.
Handball by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
Jadon Sancho (Aston Villa) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Douglas Luiz with a through ball.
Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Alexsandro Ribeiro.
Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
Offside, Lille. Olivier Giroud is caught offside.
Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Alexsandro Ribeiro.
Substitution, Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins replaces Tammy Abraham.
Goal! Aston Villa 1, Lille 0. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jadon Sancho following a fast break.
Attempt saved. Nabil Bentaleb (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa).
Foul by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
Ayyoub Bouaddi (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ngal'ayel Mukau (Lille).
Attempt missed. Alexsandro Ribeiro (Lille) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Romain Perraud with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Lille. Conceded by Victor Lindelöf.
Second Half begins Aston Villa 0, Lille 0.
First Half ends, Aston Villa 0, Lille 0.
Offside, Lille. Olivier Giroud is caught offside.
Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Olivier Giroud (Lille).
Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Nathan Ngoy.
Attempt saved. Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Berke Özer (Lille). Assisted by John McGinn with a cross.
Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Romain Perraud.
Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Thomas Meunier (Lille).
Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Ngal'ayel Mukau (Lille).
Attempt blocked. Jadon Sancho (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
Foul by Lamare Bogarde (Aston Villa).
Félix Correia (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Jadon Sancho (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Romain Perraud (Lille).
Attempt blocked. Romain Perraud (Lille) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Félix Correia.
Offside, Aston Villa. Tammy Abraham is caught offside.
Félix Correia (Lille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Lamare Bogarde (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Félix Correia (Lille).
Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ayyoub Bouaddi (Lille).
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match because of an injury Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
Attempt missed. Ayyoub Bouaddi (Lille) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alexsandro Ribeiro with a cross.
Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Alexsandro Ribeiro.
Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ngal'ayel Mukau (Lille).
John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Nathan Ngoy (Lille).
Attempt missed. Thomas Meunier (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
Corner, Lille. Conceded by Pau Torres.
Offside, Lille. Olivier Giroud is caught offside.
Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
Nabil Bentaleb (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt blocked. Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
Attempt missed. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tammy Abraham.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
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