UEFA Europa League

Aston Villa vs Bologna, 2025-26 UEFA Europa League, Quarterfinals

· 2nd Leg - Aston Villa advance 7-1 on aggregate
Aston Villa
  • 16': Ollie Watkins
  • 26': Emiliano Buendía
  • 39': Morgan Rogers
  • 89': Ezri Konsa
FT
4 - 0
2nd Leg - Aston Villa advance 7-1 on aggregate
Bologna

    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.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Lewis Ferguson (Bologna).
    • 1': Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
    • 2': João Mário (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Attempt blocked. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
    • 3': Santiago Castro (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Foul by Pau Torres (Aston Villa).
    • 5': Foul by Lucas Digne (Aston Villa).
    • 5': Federico Bernardeschi (Bologna) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 6': Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Foul by Jonathan Rowe (Bologna).
    • 7': Remo Freuler (Bologna) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 7': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa).
    • 8': Attempt missed. Pau Torres (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
    • 9': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Rowe (Bologna) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Remo Freuler.
    • 9': Foul by Lewis Ferguson (Bologna).
    • 9': Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Santiago Castro (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Foul by Pau Torres (Aston Villa).
    • 12': Attempt saved. Federico Bernardeschi (Bologna) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa).
    • 14': Foul by Jonathan Rowe (Bologna).
    • 14': Matty Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Foul by Santiago Castro (Bologna).
    • 15': Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 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.
    • 19': Attempt saved. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Federico Ravaglia (Bologna). Assisted by Amadou Onana.
    • 19': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Federico Ravaglia.
    • 19': Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
    • 20': Foul by Lucas Digne (Aston Villa).
    • 20': Federico Bernardeschi (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Attempt saved. Federico Bernardeschi (Bologna) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa). Assisted by Juan Miranda.
    • 22': Attempt blocked. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross.
    • 22': Penalty conceded by Martin Vitík (Bologna) with a handball in the penalty area.
    • 22': Delay in match (Bologna). VAR checking.
    • 23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 23': VAR Decision: Penalty Aston Villa.
    • 25': Penalty saved. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner by Federico Ravaglia (Bologna).
    • 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.
    • 28': Foul by João Mário (Bologna).
    • 28': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Foul by Juan Miranda (Bologna).
    • 29': Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 29': Foul by Federico Bernardeschi (Bologna).
    • 29': Federico Bernardeschi (Bologna) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 30': Attempt blocked. Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
    • 31': Foul by Amadou Onana (Aston Villa).
    • 31': Santiago Castro (Bologna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 31': Attempt blocked. Lewis Ferguson (Bologna) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Vitík with a headed pass.
    • 34': Federico Bernardeschi (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Foul by Lucas Digne (Aston Villa).
    • 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.
    • 41': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Martin Vitík.
    • 43': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Foul by João Mário (Bologna).
    • 44': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Martin Vitík.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
    • 45'+1': Federico Bernardeschi (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Lewis Ferguson (Bologna).
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Aston Villa 3, Bologna 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Bologna. Nadir Zortea replaces João Mário.
    • 45': Second Half begins Aston Villa 3, Bologna 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Bologna. Simon Sohm replaces Remo Freuler.
    • 45': Substitution, Bologna. Riccardo Orsolini replaces Federico Bernardeschi.
    • 48': Delay in match because of an injury Martin Vitík (Bologna).
    • 49': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 50': Nikola Moro (Bologna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 50': Foul by Amadou Onana (Aston Villa).
    • 50': Attempt missed. Santiago Castro (Bologna) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Simon Sohm.
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Santiago Castro.
    • 52': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Pau Torres.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Juan Miranda (Bologna) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
    • 53': Foul by Nadir Zortea (Bologna).
    • 53': Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 54': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Foul by Martin Vitík (Bologna).
    • 55': Handball by Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
    • 56': Attempt missed. Santiago Castro (Bologna) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Juan Miranda with a cross.
    • 56': Offside, Bologna. Riccardo Orsolini is caught offside.
    • 58': Foul by Nicolò Casale (Bologna).
    • 58': Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Foul by Lewis Ferguson (Bologna).
    • 61': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 62': Foul by Pau Torres (Aston Villa).
    • 62': Nicolò Casale (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Substitution, Aston Villa. Leon Bailey replaces John McGinn.
    • 64': Substitution, Aston Villa. Tammy Abraham replaces Ollie Watkins.
    • 65': Foul by Jonathan Rowe (Bologna).
    • 65': Matty Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Attempt saved. Nikola Moro (Bologna) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa). Assisted by Juan Miranda.
    • 74': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jadon Sancho replaces Morgan Rogers.
    • 74': Substitution, Aston Villa. Douglas Luiz replaces Youri Tielemans.
    • 76': Substitution, Bologna. Jens Odgaard replaces Santiago Castro.
    • 78': Foul by Simon Sohm (Bologna).
    • 78': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Substitution, Aston Villa. Lamare Bogarde replaces Amadou Onana.
    • 78': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
    • 78': Jens Odgaard (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Attempt saved. Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Federico Ravaglia (Bologna). Assisted by Leon Bailey.
    • 82': Substitution, Bologna. Torbjørn Heggem replaces Nicolò Casale because of an injury.
    • 86': Attempt blocked. Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) left footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Simon Sohm.
    • 86': Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Lucas Digne.
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Lewis Ferguson (Bologna) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Juan Miranda with a cross.
    • 88': Attempt blocked. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
    • 88': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Juan Miranda.
    • 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.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
    • 90': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 4, Bologna 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Aston Villa 4, Bologna 0.

    Statistics

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    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

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Europa League

    Venue: Villa Park
    Location: Birmingham, England
    Attendance: 41,662

    Line-Ups

    AVL Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    23 Emiliano Martínez (GK)
    14 Pau Torres
    4 Ezri Konsa
    12 Lucas Digne
    2 Matty Cash
    27 Morgan Rogers
    8 Youri Tielemans
    24 Amadou Onana
    11 Ollie Watkins
    10 Emiliano Buendía
    7 John McGinn
    Aston Villa Substitutes:
    Marco Bizot, Andrés García, Harvey Elliott, Douglas Luiz, Tammy Abraham, Ian Maatsen, Jadon Sancho, James Wright, Victor Lindelöf, Tyrone Mings, Lamare Bogarde, Leon Bailey.

    BOL Bologna (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    13 Federico Ravaglia (GK)
    16 Nicolo Casale
    41 Martin Vitík
    17 João Mário
    33 Juan Miranda
    19 Lewis Ferguson
    6 Nikola Moro
    8 Remo Freuler
    9 Santiago Castro
    11 Jon Rowe
    10 Federico Bernardeschi Yellow Card
    Bologna Substitutes:
    Matteo Franceschelli, Nicolò Cambiaghi, Riccardo Orsolini, Massimo Pessina, Charalampos Lykogiannis, Simon Sohm, Jens Odgaard, Francesco Castaldo, Tommaso Pobega, Nadir Zortea, Torbjørn Heggem.

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