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Aston Villa routs Bologna to set up all-English Europa League semifinal against Nottingham Forest
- On Thursday, Aston Villa defeated Bologna 4-0 at Villa Park, securing a 7-1 aggregate victory to reach the Europa League semifinals for the second time in three seasons.
- Villa carried a 3-1 lead into the home leg after winning the first quarterfinal match in Italy last week, quickly ending any hopes of an Italian revival with dominant first-half performance.
- Ollie Watkins opened the scoring in the 16th minute, marking his 100th goal for the club, while Emi Buendia, Morgan Rogers, and Ezri Konsa added goals to secure the victory.
- This victory sets up an all-English semifinal clash against Nottingham Forest for a place in the Istanbul final, after Forest beat 10-man Porto 1-0 to secure a 2-1 aggregate win.
- Manager Unai Emery, an expert in this competition with four titles, aims to add a fifth as Villa remains fourth in the Premier League on course for a top-tier European spot.
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Ollie Watkins scored again for Aston Villa, who eliminated Bologna from the Europa League on Thursday with a 4-0 thrashing to set up an all-English semi-final against Nottingham Forest.
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Aston Villa, who are in fourth place in the Premier League, defeated Bologna 4-0 in the second leg of their Europa League quarter-final. They won the first leg 3-1 and will face Nottingham Forest in the semi-final in two weeks.
The English team Aston Villa defeated on Thursday evening, on their own field, score 4-0, the Italian band Bologna, in the second handle of the quarter of the Europe League, qualifying in the semifinals.
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