The star Aston Villa hope can carry them into the Champions League, Unai Emery's injury boost and Emi Martinez plays the pantomime villain in Europa League victory over Lille, writes TOM COLLOMOSSE

TOM COLLOMOSSE AT STADE PIERRE-MAUROY: Perhaps Emery was right after all. Not long into the second half of this painfully drab Europa League tie at Lille, his side had their goal.