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Aston Villa goalkeeper Emi Martinez was at the thick of everything once again as Unai Emery’s men edged into the Europa Conference League semi-finals on Thursday night, beating Lille on penalties. Villa came into the second leg on Thursday night with plenty to do. Winning 2-1 at Villa Park but given plenty to worry about by the likes of Jonathan David, Emery’s men knew it’d be a tough test in France. Indeed, Lille took the lead in France to the delight of their crowd – Yusuf Yazici levelling the tie after just 15 minutes. Then, Lille captain Andre put his side ahead on 67 minutes, with Villa s…

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