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Aston Villa have reached their first European semi-final for the first time in 42 years after seeing off Lille on penalties on Thursday night. The Villans had won the first leg of their quarter-final 2-1 at Villa Park, putting them at a great advantage for the return leg at the Decathlon Arena. However, things didn’t quite go to plan for Unai Emery’s charges for much of the game, with Lille scoring in the 15th minute to level proceedings in the tie. Then, in the 67th minute, Benjamin Andre netted to put the hosts on the cusp of qualification at Villa’s expense. However, Matty Cash came up with…

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