Lille OSC v Aston Villa Europa League Pre Match

[Max Villan]

I'd absolutely take a point here and on Sunday. Springboard towards the start of a good run with Mcginn and Youri returning hopefully.

It's a knockout round, so we won't get a point. An away draw to set up the return at Fortress Villa Park........?

Yep, oversight, meant a draw next two games!

[eamonn]

They surprisingly lost at home to Belgrade in the last round and had to turn it around away in the second leg.

As shite as we are maybe we should be winning this one.

[andyh]

It’s their chance to progress as well as ours so I’d imagine they will be massively up for this.
We can’t take anything for granted, but by the same token we can’t show them too much respect as we tend to do in these shit or bust games.

[RamboandBruno]

Has Giroud ever not scored when’s he played against us.
Nearly always an optimistic but struggling to see us beat us anyone at the moment, would take a draw all day long.

Martinez
Cash
Konsa
Torres
Maatsen
Onana
Luiz
Sancho
Abraham
Barkley
Rogers

Barkley's not in the Europa League squad.

Ah ok. Maybe Bogarde in as an extra midfielder, but will probably Emi B

[Drummond]

Have we replaced Kamara due to injury?

[Somniloquism]

Yes. Kamara, Malen and Guessand were the three we replaced with Luiz, Bailey and Tammy.

Barkley came in as cover for Mings injury in group stages but as soon as he became fit, Mings reverted back into the original squad.

We still have Elliott who might or might not be available depending on player, manager and loan details.

[Demitri_C]

Elliot should definitely  be getting some  minutes for this one. Same with sancho  as neither  will play vs utd

[brontebilly]

Elliot should definitely  be getting some  minutes for this one. Same with sancho  as neither  will play vs utd

To be honest I think any consideration that Elliot can emerge from PL cold storage to having an impact in a knock out EL tie is bonkers.

[aldridgeboy]

Did they lock us in after the game last time ? Hoping to get late train to Paris after the match

[AV82EC]

Did they lock us in after the game last time ? Hoping to get late train to Paris after the match

Yes, held back for an hour.

[aldridgeboy]

Thank you. Probably makes it too tight to get last train

[AV82EC]

Yeah I looked at it but it’s really too tight unless you’re in the home end.

[Dave]

Incidentally, Onana playing against his former club.

[aldridgeboy]

Yeah I looked at it but it’s really too tight unless you’re in the home end.

I was looking at going a on mates trip to Tenerife. Could fly from Brussles I guess thats much nearer

[liam]

the hold back may have been due to the tense nature of the penalties knocking them out, still a fair few waiting for  us and a couple of bottles got launched. was hoping it may not be as bad this time, as its only the first leg, altghough i'm sure martinez will find a way to annoy them somehow!