Aston Villa vs LOSC Lille

Aston Villa cruised into the Europa League quarter-finals with a comfortable 2-0 win over Lille at Villa Park, sealing a 3-0 aggregate victory. John McGinn broke the deadlock eight minutes into the second half to settle any lingering nerves on a confident night in Birmingham. McGinn's 54th-minute strike came from a swift counterattack, sparked by a long ball from goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez that caught the French side napping. Lille thought they had pulled one back when Olivier Giroud found the net on 61 minutes, but the effort was ruled out for offside. Leon Bailey wrapped things up in the 85th minute, finishing coolly from Ollie Watkins' precise pass — his first goal for the club in over a year. Martínez also produced a sharp stoppage-time save to deny Nabil Bentaleb and preserve the clean sheet. The result sends Aston Villa into a third consecutive European quarter-final under Unai Emery, extending their perfect home record in this season's competition. For Lille, it's a disappointing exit with plenty of effort but too little cutting edge.