Villa make a right royal impression with narrow Europa Conference League victory

Goals in either half from Ollie Watkins and John McGinn saw Villa lead their first European last-eight tie since 1998 and give boss Unai Emery victory in his 1,000th match as a manager.
Villa make a right royal impression with narrow Europa Conference League victory

Aston Villa won their Europa Conference League quarter-final first-leg tie against Lille. Pic: Zac Goodwin/PA

Europa League quarter-final

Leverkusen 2 (Hofmann 83', Boniface 90+1')

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