Lille vs Aston Villa

UEFA Europa League - 1/8-finals 12 Mar 2026, 17:45
Lille
Lille
0–1
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Aston Villa
Aston Villa
🏟 Stade Pierre-Mauroy 👤 J. Sanchez

Match report

Aston Villa edged past Lille 1-0 in the UEFA Europa League - 1/8-finals on 12 March 2026. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

Lille dominated possession with 76% of the ball, while Aston Villa had 9 shots to Lille's 7.

The match was played at Stade Pierre-Mauroy, with J. Sanchez in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 76% - 24% Shots 7 - 9 On target 3 - 1 Corners 3 - 2 Fouls 10 - 12 Yellow cards 2
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Player of the match
Ollie Watkins
Aston Villa · 1 goal
8 Nabil Bentaleb 78 passes (87% accurate)
7 Tiago Santos captained the side
7 Chancel Mbemba captained the side
7 Aïssa Mandi 72 passes (85% accurate)
First half vs second half
Aston Villa came out stronger after half-time, with 6 second-half shots against 3 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–3 2–6
Shots On Goal 1–0 2–1
Ball Possession 45–55 —
Corners 2–2 1–0
Attacks 42–54 47–43
Match statistics
3 Corners 2
14 Throw In 12
13 Free Kick 16
7 Goal Kick 6
5 Substitution 5
89 Attacks 97
34 Dangerous Attacks 44
3 On Target 1
4 Off Target 8
76% Ball Possession 24%
7 Shots Total 9
3 Shots On Goal 1
2 Shots Off Goal 5
2 Shots Blocked 3
3 Shots Inside Box 7
4 Shots Outside Box 2
10 Fouls 12
3 Corners 2
6 Offsides 1
49% Ball Possession 51%
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Saves 3
441 Passes Total 474
381 Passes Accurate 407
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Lille · 4-2-3-1
1 B. Özer
22 T. Santos 18 C. Mbemba 23 A. Mandi 15 R. Perraud
21 B. André 6 N. Bentaleb
17 N. Mukau 10 H. Haraldsson 28 G. Perrin
9 O. Giroud
Aston Villa · 4-2-3-1
23 E. Martínez
26 L. Bogarde 4 E. Konsa 14 P. Torres 12 L. Digne
21 D. Luiz 24 A. Onana
19 J. Sancho 27 M. Rogers 10 E. Buendía
11 O. Watkins
Lille
Coach
Bruno Genesio
Substitutes
  • 32 Ayyoub Bouaddi
  • 7 Matías Fernández
  • 12 Thomas Meunier
  • 27 Félix Correia
  • 35 Soriba Diaoune
  • 16 Arnaud Bodart
  • 60 Zadig Lanssade
  • 3 Nathan Ngoy
  • 4 Alexsandro Ribeiro
  • 24 Calvin Verdonk
  • 42 Saad Boussadia
  • 20 Noah Edjouma
Aston Villa
Coach
Unai Emery
Substitutes
  • 7 John McGinn
  • 18 Tammy Abraham
  • 22 Ian Maatsen
  • 31 Leon Bailey
  • 9 Harvey Elliott
  • 40 Marco Bizot
  • 64 James Wright
  • 3 Victor Lindelöf
  • 5 Tyrone Mings
  • 16 Andrés García
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ A. Bouaddi ↓ B. Andre Lille
  • 52' ↑ M. Fernandez-Pardo ↓ G. Perrin Lille
  • 66' ↑ T. Meunier ↓ T. Santos Lille
  • 66' ↑ F. Correia ↓ N. Mukau Lille
  • 77' ↑ J. McGinn ↓ Douglas Luiz Aston Villa
  • 77' ↑ T. Abraham ↓ O. Watkins Aston Villa
  • 83' ↑ S. Diaoune ↓ H. Haraldsson Lille
  • 83' ↑ L. Bailey ↓ E. Buendia Aston Villa
  • 83' ↑ I. Maatsen ↓ J. Sancho Aston Villa
  • 90' ↑ H. Elliott ↓ M. Rogers Aston Villa
Cards
  • 88' E. Martinez Aston Villa
  • 90+2' L. Digne Aston Villa
Head-to-head
Lille 0 1 draws 3 Aston Villa
2026-03-19 Aston Villa vs Lille 2 - 0
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2024-04-18 Lille vs Aston Villa 2 - 2
2024-04-11 Aston Villa vs Lille 2 - 1
Recent form
Lille L D D D W
Aston Villa W D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Lille vs Aston Villa?
Lille lost 0-1 against Aston Villa on 12 March 2026.
Who won Lille vs Aston Villa?
Aston Villa won the match 1-0.
Where was Lille vs Aston Villa played?
The match was played at Stade Pierre-Mauroy.
Who had more possession in Lille vs Aston Villa?
Lille had 76% of possession, compared to 24% for the other side.