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At a glance
John McGinn scores in 54th minute to ease Villa nerves
Leon Bailey nets in 85th minute to settle the tie, 3-0 on aggregate
Villa to play Bologna or Roma in the Europa League quarter-finals
PLAYER RATER
Nick Mashiter
Football reporter at Villa Park
Skipper John McGinn and Leon Bailey fired Aston Villa into the Europa League quarter-finals with a composed victory over Lille.
The Scotland international set up a clash with Bologna or Roma in the last eight as Villa won 3-0 on aggregate.
Unai Emery - a four-time Europa League winner - is a step closer to ending Villa's 30-year trophy drought, which would also earn the club a return to the Champions League.
It was an ultimately forgettable game which suited Villa as Lille rarely threatened, with Ollie Watkins' goal in France last week giving the hosts their platform for success.
Victory comes amid awful Premier League form, with two wins from 10 games, which has meant Villa's place in the top five has come under threat but European success can help inspire a recovery.
Tammy Abraham and Amadou Onana forced Berke Ozer into smart stops before McGinn struck in the second half, finishing off a quick break after goalkeeper Emi Martinez launched a perfect pass to Jadon Sancho after saving Nabil Bentaleb's free-kick.
Sancho then hit the post before Bailey tapped in his first Villa goal for a year with five minutes left as they finished off their Ligue 1 visitors.
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31L. Bailey
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1B. Özer
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4Alexsandro Ribeiro
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32A. Bouaddi
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22Tiago Santos
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