UEFA Europa League

FT Thursday, April 16, 2026
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Aston Villa LWWWD 4
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2nd Leg - Aston Villa advance 7-1 on aggregate · Villa Park · 41,662 att. · Paramount+

Match Report

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Aston Villa breeze past Bologna into UEL semi vs. Forest

Aston Villa blew Bologna away with a trio of first-half goals as they roared into the semifinals of the Europa League with a 4-0 victory, winning 7-1 on aggregate.

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Team Stats

17
Fouls
13
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
2
Corner Kicks
4
3
Saves
3
54.4
Possession
45.6
11
SHOTS
13
4
ON GOAL
7
0.4
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
332
Accurate Passes
256
381
Passes
320
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
1
16
Crosses
8
0.3
Cross %
0.1
35
Long Balls
47
20
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
5
7
Effective Tackles
9
11
Tackles
14
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
10
Interceptions
5
27
Effective Clearances
14
27
Clearances
14

Head to Head

AVL leads series 3-0

Lineups

AVL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 14Pau TorresCD-L
  3. 4Ezri KonsaCD-R
  4. 12Lucas DigneLB
  5. 2Matty CashRB
  6. 27Morgan RogersAM
  7. 8Youri TielemansLM
  8. 24Amadou OnanaRM
  9. 11Ollie WatkinsF
  10. 10Emiliano BuendíaAM-L
  11. 7John McGinnAM-R

BOL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 13Federico RavagliaG
  2. 16NicolóCD-L
  3. 41Martin VitíkCD-R
  4. 17João MárioLB
  5. 33Juan MirandaRB
  6. 19Lewis FergusonAM
  7. 6Nikola MoroLM
  8. 8Remo FreulerRM
  9. 9Santiago CastroF
  10. 11Jon RoweAM-L
  11. 10Federico BernardeschiAM-R

Timeline

  1. 16' Goal! Aston Villa 1, Bologna 0. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
  2. 25' Penalty saved. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner by Federico Ravaglia (Bologna).
  3. 26' Goal! Aston Villa 2, Bologna 0. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucas Digne.
  4. 29' Federico Bernardeschi (Bologna) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 39' Goal! Aston Villa 3, Bologna 0. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by John McGinn.
  6. 45' Substitution, Bologna. Riccardo Orsolini replaces Federico Bernardeschi.
  7. 45' Substitution, Bologna. Simon Sohm replaces Remo Freuler.
  8. 45' Substitution, Bologna. Nadir Zortea replaces João Mário.
  9. 64' Substitution, Aston Villa. Leon Bailey replaces John McGinn.
  10. 64' Substitution, Aston Villa. Tammy Abraham replaces Ollie Watkins.
  11. 74' Substitution, Aston Villa. Jadon Sancho replaces Morgan Rogers.
  12. 74' Substitution, Aston Villa. Douglas Luiz replaces Youri Tielemans.
  13. 76' Substitution, Bologna. Jens Odgaard replaces Santiago Castro.
  14. 78' Substitution, Aston Villa. Lamare Bogarde replaces Amadou Onana.
  15. 82' Substitution, Bologna. Torbjørn Heggem replaces Nicolò Casale because of an injury.
  16. 89' Goal! Aston Villa 4, Bologna 0. Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tammy Abraham following a corner.

UEFA Europa League News

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News ESPN News Services AC Milan condemn racist abuse of Mike Maignan after red card vs. Bournemouth AC Milan have condemned what they called "serious and unacceptable racist abuse" directed at goalkeeper Mike Maignan on social media following his red card in Thursday's Europa League loss to Bournemouth. News PA 'If Mo Salah scores three...' - Hearts boss on puzzle to mark Trabzonspor star Wouter Vrancken hailed auxiliary left-back Rogers Mato for the way he stepped into the breach against Mohamed Salah as injury-hit Hearts produced a spirited display in a 2-0 Conference League defeat away to Trabzonspor. News Tom Hamilton Rose urges humility after Bournemouth rout Milan as Amorim rues red card Marco Rose said his Bournemouth team will stay humble after they dominated AC Milan 3-0 in the Europa League while Ruben Amorim said the match was over as a contest for his team after Mike Maignan's red card in the first half. ESPN Tom Hamilton Bournemouth fairytale condemns Ruben Amorim to another nightmare in England Bournemouth never wanted this night to end. Ruben Amorim, however, would be happy to forget this evening on the south coast ever happened.