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Aston Villa Claim 2-1 Victory over Lille in Europa Conference League Clash
Goals from Watkins and McGinn Give Villa Advantage
Villa Park, England - Aston Villa has secured a 2-1 victory over French side Lille in the first leg of their UEFA Europa Conference League quarter-final tie.
Ollie Watkins opened the scoring for Villa in the 28th minute, capitalizing on a defensive error by Lille goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier. John McGinn doubled Villa's lead just before half-time, firing a powerful shot into the bottom corner.
Lille pulled one back in the second half through Jonathan Bamba, but Villa held on for the important victory. The result gives Villa a slight advantage heading into the second leg in Lille next week.
Unai Emery, the Villa manager, was pleased with his team's performance and hailed their commitment and belief.
"We played with intensity and passion tonight," said Emery. "We created several chances and deserved to win. We have a good feeling going into the second leg, but we know it will be a tough game."
Lille manager Paulo Fonseca admitted that his team was disappointed with the result but praised Villa for their performance.
"We are disappointed with the defeat," said Fonseca. "But we have to give credit to Aston Villa, they played very well. We will regroup and try to overturn the result in the second leg."
The second leg of the tie will be played at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Lille on April 11, 2024.
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