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Euro Leagues BBC Radio 5 Live This video can not be played Euro Leagues BBC Radio 5 Live Follow Europa League & Conference League last-16 first legs Aston Villa under way against Lille in Europa League, before Nottm Forest host Midtjylland at 20: 00 GMT Crystal Palace face AEK Larnaca in Conference League at 20: 00 GMT Michael Emons Lille 0-0 Aston Villa Aston Villa are searching for a route through, Emiliano Buendia passes when he could have had a shot from the edge of the penalty area and it is then cut out. A frustrating night so far for the Villa attackers. Use 'Get Involved' to have your say Tammy Abraham has to come on for the second half! Duncan, England Lille 0-0 Aston Villa Morgan Rogers gets a chance to take his man on, but from a narrow angle can only send his shot into the stands. Villa still yet to register a shot on target and test home keeper Berke Ozer. Lille 0-0 Aston Villa The two players with the fewest touches in the first half were Olivier Giroud and Ollie Watkins (12 each). Use 'Get Involved' to have your say I was hoping Tammy Abraham would have started but now I am really hoping he is given more than the obligatory last 20 minutes. Prit, Harpenden Lille 0-0 Aston Villa Back under way. Crystal Palace v AEK Larnaca (20: 00 GMT) Jean-Philippe Mateta is involved in a Crystal Palace match day squad for the first time since his failed move to AC Milan in January. After missing almost six weeks with a knee injury, the France international is named on the bench for tonight's Conference League clash at Selhurst Park Elsewhere, defender Maxence Lacroix is back in the starting XI after missing last week's win at Tottenham through suspension. Crystal Palace XI: Henderson, Canvot, Lacroix, Richards, Johnson, Wharton, Kamada, Mitchell, Sarr, Strand Larsen, Guessand Subs: Bentiez, Matthews, Lerma, Pino, Mateta, Clyne, Hughes, Sosa, Riad, Devenny, Rodney, Cardines AEK Larnaca XI: Alomerovic, Godswill, Milicevic, Saborit, Garcia; Pons, Ledes, Miramon, Rohden, Ivanovic, Bajic Subs: Paraskevas, Demetriou, Ioannou, Gurfinkel, Kyriakou, Cabrera, Mudrazija, Thoma, Loukaidis, Gerasimou, Gonzalez HT: Lille 0-0 Aston Villa Alan Hutton Former Rangers defender on TNT Sports It is the decision-making that seems to be the problem for Aston Villa. They have controlled parts of the game and had a lot of possession in the final third. Emery will be happy with the control they had, but in the last seconds can Villa make the right decision? Ollie Watkins has snatched at a few. They are creating opportunities but they have not tested the goalkeeper yet. Republic of Ireland striker Troy Parrott has put AZ Alkmaar ahead in the first leg of their last-16 Conference League tie against Sparta Prague. If Crystal Palace advance, they will face either Fiorentina of Italy or Polish side Rakow Czestochowa in the quarter-finals. Three of the four early kick-offs in the Europa League are goalless, while Porto have a 2-1 lead at Stuttgart. Lille or Aston Villa will play Bologna or Roma in the quarter-finals, while Nottingham Forest or Midtjylland will face either Porto or Stutgart. Lille 0-0 Aston Villa Both sides had chances near the end of the first half, but it is all square at the break in northern France. Lille 0-0 Aston Villa Wonderful footwork from Aston Villa's Morgan Rogers sees him dance past two Lille challenges, and it takes another three men to stop him. But he then has the ball again shortly afterwards and angles a low shot across the face of goal, but wide of the post. Lille 0-0 Aston Villa Martin Keown Former Arsenal defender on TNT Sports Tiago Santos does well on right-hand side and whips it in - Lille really should be getting something on the end of that. A younger Olivier Giroud is getting that in the back of the net. A rueful look from Giroud. Lille 0-0 Aston Villa Olivier Giroud with his first look at the Villa goal and the fact he has his hands on his head shows he thinks it is a good chance. Tiago Santos crosses from the right side of the pitch, Giroud gets in front of marker Ezri Konsa and produces a glancing diving header, but it just does not have enough weight or direction to make it into the back of the net. Soon after Romain Perraud, another player with Premier League experience following a spell at Southampton, strikes from distance and the ball is moving all over the place. In the end, Emiliano Martinez does well to get down to his left and get two hands to it to make a fine save. Lille ending the first half strongly. Lille 0-0 Aston Villa Martin Keown Former Arsenal defender on TNT Sports Douglas Luiz is really important in the base of midfield for Aston Villa. He has a really good passing range. They need crisp passing to go right through the heart of the Lille midfield. Just a bit more composure and quality. Lille 0-0 Aston Villa Morgan Rogers strikes at goal and is convinced it has taken a deflection but the official disagrees and awards goal kick, not corner. Use 'Get Involved' to have your say I get Jon's point (18: 07), but what Emery is trying to do is coach his structure into a new starting XI. Takes time, but the payoff is massive. Can't rely on two to three key players all season. Ed, Kent Lille 0-0 Aston Villa Aston Villa think they should have had a penalty as Lamare Bogarde goes down and glares at Spanish referee Jose Maria Sanchez, but nothing given. It is the correct decision as the ball underneath his foot, not an opposing leg, was the reason why Bogarde fell over. Lille 0-0 Aston Villa A nervous moment for Villa as Ngal'Ayel Mukau shoots just wide from near the penalty spot, but it wouldn't have counted anyway as the flag is then raised for offside before Mukau got the ball. Lille 0-0 Aston Villa Martin Keown Former Arsenal defender on TNT Sports Lille are yet to really penetrate Aston Villa and are happy to sit back. They need to make the most of home advantage. They are defending well but Villa are starting to take control of the game. Manager: Bruno Génésio Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Unai Emery Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Bruno Génésio Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Unai Emery Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 UEFA Europa League All competitions All competitions All competitions This is the fifth European meeting between Lille and Aston Villa – they met twice in the Intertoto Cup in 2002, with Villa drawing away and winning 2-0 at Villa Park, then faced in the 2023-24 Conference League quarter-final (both 2-1 home wins). Aston Villa have never won an away European match (inc. qualifiers) in France in six attempts (D2 L4), losing the last three in a row. Lille have won the first leg in just one of their last seven major European knockout ties (D2 L4) and were beaten 1-0 by Crvena Zvezda in the first leg of their play-off tie last month. Aston Villa have won their last five UEFA Europa League matches, their longest ever winning run in major European competition. The last English team to win six games in a row in the Europa League was Arsenal between October and December 2020. Lille’s Olivier Giroud has 19 UEFA Europa League goals and could be the 11th player to score 20 (since 2009-10) – with all 19 scored since Giroud turned 30; the only two players to score 20+ goals after the age of 30 are Aritz Aduriz (26) and Edin Dzeko (20). Giroud has also scored in each of his last eight matches against Aston Villa, scoring 10 goals between August 2013 and December 2020 for Arsenal and Chelsea. 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