Aston Villa beat Lille on penalties to reach the Conference League semi-finals
English Aston Villa defeated French Lille in the quarterfinals of the Conference League of the 2023/2024 season. This was reported by a Lenta.ru correspondent.
The meeting took place in Lille at the Pierre-Mauroy stadium and ended with a score of 2:1 in favor of the hosts. Midfielders Yusuf Yazici and Benjamin Andre scored goals for the French. The English defender Matty Cash scored the goal. The first match between the teams ended with a score of 2:1 in favor of the English, and the meeting went into extra time and a penalty shootout.
In the penalty shootout, Aston Villa turned out to be stronger. Thus, the team reached the semi-finals of the Conference League.
The remaining semi-finalists will be announced later on April 18. At the same time, the participants in the 1/2 finals of the Europa League will be determined.
Source: Lenta
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