UEFA Europa League

FT Thursday, September 25, 2025
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Aston Villa LLDLD 1
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Match Report

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Aston Villa beat Bologna for first win of season in UEL opener

John McGinn's first-half strike earned Aston Villa their first win of the season with a 1-0 victory over Bologna in their Europa League opener.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
16
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
9
Offsides
2
3
Corner Kicks
8
3
Saves
7
52.9
Possession
47.1
17
SHOTS
12
7
ON GOAL
4
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
308
Accurate Passes
269
373
Passes
338
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
10
Accurate Crosses
3
26
Crosses
14
0.4
Cross %
0.2
57
Long Balls
42
29
Accurate Long Balls
17
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
3
13
Effective Tackles
10
28
Tackles
16
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
15
Interceptions
5
25
Effective Clearances
21
25
Clearances
21

Head to Head

AVL leads series 1-0

Lineups

AVL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 40Marco BizotG
  2. 14Pau TorresCD-L
  3. 4Ezri KonsaCD-R
  4. 22Ian MaatsenLB
  5. 2Matty CashRB
  6. 27Morgan RogersAM
  7. 44Boubacar KamaraLM
  8. 7John McGinnRM
  9. 17Donyell MalenF
  10. 10Emiliano BuendíaAM-L
  11. 29Evann GuessandAM-R

BOL · 4-2-2-2

  1. 1Lukasz SkorupskiG
  2. 26Jhon LucumíCD-L
  3. 41Martin VitíkCD-R
  4. 22Charalampos LykogiannisLB
  5. 20Nadir ZorteaRB
  6. 8Remo FreulerCM-L
  7. 19Lewis FergusonCM-R
  8. 21Jens OdgaardCF-L
  9. 9Santiago CastroCF-R
  10. 28Nicolò CambiaghiAM-L
  11. 10Federico BernardeschiAM-R

Timeline

  1. 13' Goal! Aston Villa 1, Bologna 0. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  2. 42' Matty Cash (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 58' Substitution, Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins replaces Donyell Malen.
  4. 58' Substitution, Aston Villa. Jadon Sancho replaces Emiliano Buendía.
  5. 66' Martin Vitík (Bologna) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 66' Jhon Lucumí (Bologna) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 68' Penalty saved. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot saved in the centre of the goal by Lukasz Skorupski (Bologna).
  8. 70' Substitution, Bologna. Emil Holm replaces Nadir Zortea.
  9. 70' Substitution, Bologna. Jonathan Rowe replaces Nicolò Cambiaghi.
  10. 70' Substitution, Bologna. Riccardo Orsolini replaces Federico Bernardeschi.
  11. 71' John McGinn (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 75' Substitution, Aston Villa. Lucas Digne replaces Ian Maatsen.
  13. 83' Substitution, Bologna. Giovanni Fabbian replaces Jens Odgaard.
  14. 83' Substitution, Bologna. Thijs Dallinga replaces Santiago Castro.

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.