Skipper John McGinn and Leon Bailey fired Aston Villa into the Europa League quarter-finals with a composed victory over Lille.

The Scotland international set up a match against Bologna in the last eight as Villa won 3-0 on aggregate.

The Italians edged out Serie A rivals Roma in extra time, winning 4-3 on the night and 5-4 on aggregate.

Unai Emery - a four-time Europa League winner - is a step closer to ending Villa's 30-year trophy drought, which would also earn the club a return to the Champions League.

It was an ultimately forgettable game which suited Villa as Lille rarely threatened, with Ollie Watkins' goal in France last week giving the hosts their platform for success.

Victory comes amid awful Premier League form, with two wins from 10 games, which has meant Villa's place in the top five has come under threat but European success can help inspire a recovery.

Tammy Abraham and Amadou Onana forced Berke Ozer into smart stops before McGinn struck in the second half, finishing off a quick break after goalkeeper Emi Martinez launched a perfect pass to Jadon Sancho after saving Nabil Bentaleb's free-kick.

Sancho then hit the post before Bailey tapped in his first Villa goal for a year with five minutes left as they finished off their Ligue 1 visitors.

Keeper Martinez was serenaded by the Aston Villa fans after his vital contribution.

He turned into Villa's quarterback when he launched a pinpoint pass for Sancho to run on to and tee up McGinn.

The Argentina international ran half the length of the field to celebrate with his team-mates before raising his fists towards the North Stand on returning to his goal.

The second-half opener settled Villa's nerves, which were evident around Villa Park during a tepid first half. Villa could have drifted into trouble but they remained largely in control.

Lille looked to contain them in the first half and then open up to try to level the tie after the break, but it only served to help Villa with gaps appearing for McGinn, and then Bailey late on, to score.

Even when they were left chasing the game at 2-0 down on aggregate the French side did not have the necessary class to worry Villa.

The second goal added gloss to a performance which again lacked quality and energy. Villa did what they needed to do to get the job done, but still need to improve - both in the Premier League and Europe.

Yet they can still produce one-off moments, like Martinez did, to lift them and ensure their Europa League dream remains alive.

Aston Villa host West Ham in the Premier League on Sunday (14:15 GMT), before their Europa League quarter-final first leg at Bologna on 9 April (20:00 BST).

Lille have a Ligue 1 home game with Marseille on Sunday (16:15), before a trip to Lens on 4 April (20:05).