In the last official semi-final Aston Villa played in Europe it was Lille who prevailed. Dion Dublin, Peter Crouch, Gareth Barry, Darius Vassell et al had their hopes dashed with a 3-1 aggregate defeat. The Intertoto Cup in the August before the start of the 2002-03 season will not carry much weight historically but, now, the Ligue 1 side stand in the way of Villa reaching the last four of the Europa Conference League on Thursday.
A slender 2-1 advantage from last week's first leg keeps Villa in the ascendancy - but only just. Lille dangerman Jonathan David said the hosts need to be more astute if they are to progress. He was disappointed with his side's wastefulness at Villa Park and that edge would have given the Premier League team an even sterner test against a side who have won 10 of their 14 Ligue 1 home games.
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