"We had that feeling at the end of the PSG game. I know we got a lot of plaudits from the two legs, but essentially we had failed in our task. And that's what the manager has driven into us. He is a manager who has a reputation for getting over the finish line. We don't want to be a maybe team, we want something to show for it."
"Villa have won each of their last six Europa League games; the only English team to put together a longer winning streak in the competition are Chelsea between April 2013 and November 2018, an eight-match run which encompassed the 2012-13 final."
"Emery's side are assigned a 90% chance of progressing to the quarter-finals and a 25% chance of winning the Europa League, higher than any other team left in the competition."
Aston Villa hold a 1-0 advantage from the first leg against Lille in the Europa League last 16, with Ollie Watkins scoring in the 61st minute. Villa have won six consecutive Europa League matches, matching Chelsea's record for English teams. Captain John McGinn emphasizes the team's determination to win trophies rather than simply progress through competitions, referencing last season's Champions League exit to Paris Saint-Germain as motivation. Villa are assigned a 90% chance of reaching the quarter-finals and a 25% chance of winning the Europa League, the highest probability among remaining teams. However, Villa face Lille while struggling domestically, having lost three consecutive Premier League matches.
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