Emiliano Martinez stars as Aston Villa beat Lille on penalties

The Argentina goalkeeper saved spot-kicks from Nabil Bentaleb and Benjamin Andre to earn a 4-3 shootout win.

Emiliano Martinez helped Aston Villa prevail (Joe Giddens/PA)

Emiliano Martinez was the unsurprising star of a dramatic penalty shootout as Aston Villa edged past Lille and into the semi-final of the Europa Conference League.

The Argentina goalkeeper, who helped his country win the World Cup 18 months ago, produced some similar heroics in France, saving spot-kicks from Nabil Bentaleb and Benjamin Andre to earn a 4-3 shootout win after the quarter-final had ended 3-3 on aggregate after two legs.