Aston Villa defeated Lille 1-0 in their Europa League fixture on Friday, 13 March 2026.

Goals

• 61' — Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa)

The half-time score was 0-0.

The referee issued 2 yellow cards during the match.

Round: Round of 16

Quote of the Match

"It's going to be a very difficult game. Um they're very clinical in terms of the the xG that they create in terms of the values of the goals that they score. Um they're a good team. They're going to be they're going to it's going to be tough because they're going to have a reaction from their last last result and we have to make sure we're prepared for for a very difficult game." — Liam Rosenior