Lille president Olivier Letang said Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez's attitude was not befitting a player of his calibre after the Argentina international earned his club a place in the Europa Conference League semi-finals.Jonathan David, one of the three Lille players to convert their spot-kicks, said he tried to pay no notice to Martinez's antics.
Liverpool were knocked out of the Europa League by Atalanta on Thursday as Jurgen Klopp's final season with the Reds took another downward turn, their Italian opponents reaching the semi-finals 3-1 on aggregate.Atalanta last reached the semi-finals of a European competition in 1988 when they were knocked out of the old Cup Winners' Cup by Mechelen.
Bayer Leverkusen’s extraordinary unbeaten season continues but for a while the German champions were made to look ordinary by West Ham.