The "Villains," Aston Villa, avenged their previous win by defeating Lille to secure a spot in the Europa League quarterfinals.
In the second leg of the Europa League round of 16 on Thursday night, 19 Mar 2026 GMT+7, Aston Villa hosted Lille at Villa Park. In the first leg, Villa had won 1-0.
At halftime, the score was 0-0. Then, in the 54th minute, Villa took the lead 1-0 when Jadon Sancho dribbled into the penalty area and crossed to the far post, where John McGinn tapped the ball into the net.
By the 85th minute, Villa extended their lead to 2-0. Ollie Watkins delivered a pass from the right into the center, allowing Leon Bailey to score.
The match ended with Aston Villa beating Lille 2-0. On aggregate, Villa won 3-0 and advanced to the Europa League quarterfinals, where they will face Bologna.