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PLAYER RATINGS | Aston Villa 2-0 Lille: Les Dogues eliminated in limp display. 🇫🇷 Olivier Giroud, 2 🇵🇹 Félix Correia, 3 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Jadon Sancho, 7 🇦🇷 Emiliano Martínez, 8 getfootballnewsfrance.com/2026/player-ra…

FT | Aston Villa 2-0 Lille [agg. 3-0] Martínez ruins Lille's dreams once again. The goalkeeper was key to the first goal. After that was scored, it felt only a matter of time before Villa found another as Lille were forced to push numbers forward. A poor night for Lille.

Lille, forced to throw numbers forward, have looked vulnerable on the counter. A point Bailey has now proven with the assist from Watkins.

86 | GOAL: Aston Villa 2-0 Lille [agg. 3-0] (Bailey)

61 | Aston Villa 1-0 Lille [agg. 2-0] Giroud finds the back of the net... and the assistant's flag quickly brings jeers from the home crowd. It was a well-hit strike from the Lille man, but he was very clearly offside.

Martínez saves Bentaleb's free kick and then launches the counter. Sancho attacks the box and then sets up the free man McGinn. Lille were showing some resistance, but that looks to be the crucial goal.

54 | GOAL: Villa 1-0 Lille [agg. 2-0] (McGinn)

HT | Aston Villa 0-0 Lille [agg. 1-0]: Not much to write home about for either side. Onana's header late in the half was the best chance, but Özer was a match for it. A subdued affair, Lille will need to do better after the break if they have any hope of turning this around.

MATCH REPORT | Lyon 0-2 Celta Vigo: 10-man Gones crash out of Europa League. getfootballnewsfrance.com/2026/match-rep…

FT | Lyon 0-2 Celta Vigo [agg. 1-3] Lyon crash out of the Europa League following a return leg that proved disastrous as Les Gones eventually cracked after Moussa Niakhaté's early and controversial dismissal.

The Argentine picks up a second booking and is off.

90 | RED CARD: Lyon 0-2 Celta Vigo (Tagliafico)

Here's the killer blow. The substitute is played onside by Tagliafico and goes on to beat Greif all on his own.

90 | GOAL: Lyon 0-2 Celta Vigo (Jutgla) [agg. 1-3]

90 | Lyon 0-1 Celta Vigo [agg. 1-2] We're into four minutes of injury time. Will the team that topped the Europa League standings in the opening phase fall at the last hurdle in the knockout phase?

88 | Lyon 0-1 Celta Vigo [agg. 1-2] Les Gones snatched a late equaliser against 10-man Celta Vigo in the first leg through Endrick. They have to do it again, but the Liga side has the advantage in numbers, and time is running out.

81 | Lyon 0-1 Celta Vigo [agg 1-2] Paulo Fonseca uses his final round: Malick Fofana. The Belgian winger is back from a lengthy injury lay-off after sustaining a severe ankle sprain back in October. Tyler Morton is off.

78 | Lyon 0-1 Celta Vigo [agg. 1-2] The visitors feel in complete control of the tie, with their opponents made to sit deep. It would need something special from 10-man Lyon to qualify for the Europa League quarter-finals, given the circumstances.

67 | Lyon 0-1 Celta Vigo [agg 1-2] Paulo Fonseca rings in the changes with 10-man Lyon chasing an equaliser. Nartey, Endrick and Abner are off; Sulc, Moreira and Mangala are on.