Emiliano Martínez, a World Cup champion, saved two penalties in Aston Villa's 4-3 triumph against Lille to advance to the Europa Conference League semifinals in France on Thursday.
Martínez saved goals from Nabil Bentaleb and Benjamin André to advance Villa to the semifinals against Olympiacos. The quarterfinal encounter ended 3-3 on aggregate after extra time. The Villa custodian, who was cautioned during regular time for time wasting, received a second yellow card in the shootout for his disruptive behaviour but was permitted to continue because cautions do not carry over into penalties.
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