How to watch Aston Villa v Lille, team news, predicted line-ups and more
Aston Villa host French side Lille in the second leg of their Europa League round of 16 tie tonight.Unai Emery’s side go into the match ahead, after winning 1-0 in northern France last week, courtes...
How to watch Aston Villa v Lille, team news, predicted line-ups and more Aston Villa host French side Lille in the second leg of their Europa League round of 16 tie tonight. Unai Emery’s side go into the match ahead, after winning 1-0 in northern France last week, courtesy of an Ollie Watkins strike. Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the second leg… Kick-off time 8pm UK time, Thursday March 19 How to watch TNT Sports 1 Streaming on Discovery+ Injuries and suspensions Villa: Kamara (out), Garcia (out), Tielemans (out), Buendia (doubt), Cash (doubt) Lille: Mbappe (out), Igamane (out), Sahraoui (out), Andre (doubt), Perrin (doubt) Predicted line-ups Villa (4-2-3-1): Martinez; Bogarde, Konsa, Torres, Maatsen; Onana, Luiz; Sancho, Rogers, McGinn; Watkins Lille (4-2-3-1): Ozer; Meunier, Mbembi, Mandi, Perraud; Bentaleb, Bouaddi; Mukau, Haroldsson, Fernandez; Giroud Recent form Villa have been in a downwards spiral in recent weeks, and their victory in the first leg is their only win in the last six.
Their form has seen them start to move down the Premier League table and they may soon choose to target Europa League success as a route into the Champions League. Emery has lifted the trophy four times, so if anyone knows how to do it, it is him. Conversely, Lille’s first leg defeat is their only loss in their last six.
The French side are a strong outfit but face a tough task overturning the deficit at Villa Park. What’s been said? “Of course, we won the first match,” said Emery.
“It’s very important, this result, but it’s not enough, I know it. And we must play now at home with our supporters, and we must play trying to carry on the same game plan we had there. ” “We’ll see tomorrow what kind of match our opponent throws at us,” said Lille boss Bruno Genesio.