"It's going to be heated. I've already received messages and everything. The good thing is that my team will have less pressure because people will insult me. I have it completely under control. Against Lille last time, they blew my mind for 120 minutes. It's normal."
"France missed two spot-kicks, one from Kingsley Coman saved by Martinez, whose mind games then prompted Aurelien Tchouameni to roll his effort wide as Argentina claimed the trophy. That meant he was a target for the Lille fans in 2022 with the South American repeating his shoot-out heroics as Villa edged out Les Dogues on pens."
Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez anticipates a heated atmosphere when Villa face Lille in the Europa League round of 16 first leg. Lille fans harbor resentment toward Martinez stemming from the 2022 World Cup final penalty shoot-out where his saves and mind games helped Argentina defeat France. When Villa previously visited Stade Pierre-Mauroy in the Conference League, Martinez repeated his penalty heroics as Villa advanced on penalties. Martinez has received messages from Lille supporters but maintains he has the situation under control. Villa arrive in poor form with one win in seven games, having exited the FA Cup and slipping to fourth in the Premier League. Winning the Europa League represents their best path to securing European football next season.
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