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Lille v Aston Villa: Emery wants Villa to show 'capacity'

Unai Emery is calling on his Aston Villa side to show their maximum capability to reach their first European semi-final since 1982.

Villa lead Ligue 1 side Lille 2-1 heading into Thursday's Europa Conference League quarter-final second leg.

Ollie Watkins and John McGinn gave Villa a 2-0 lead but Bafode Diakite gave Paulo Fonseca's side hope.

Emery said: "Now is the moment to show our capacity."

Villa will be heading to France full of confidence after producing a masterclass on Sunday when they beat Premier League title challengers Arsenal 2-0 at Emirates Stadium.

Emery added: "When we are in Europe, we have to be focused and very demanding if we want to get something here.