Brilliant Aston Villa run rampant against Bologna to secure Europa League semi-final spot

SportFootballBrilliant Aston Villa run rampant against Bologna to secure Europa League semi-final spotAston Villa 4-0 Bologna: Goals from Ollie Watkins, Emi Buendia, Morgan Rogers and Ezri Konsa earned the hosts a 7-1 aggregate win in the quarter-finalSunny Badwal Thursday 16 April 2026 22:14 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:2959405To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/aston-villa-bologna-europa-league-ollie-watkins-quarter-final-result-b2959409.html","title":"Aston Villa run rampant against Bologna to secure Europa League semi-final spot"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-28413","index":0}Aston Villa breezed past Bologna in the Europa League quarter-final (Getty)Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sportGet our free Inside Sport newsletterGet our free Inside Sport newsletterEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Inside_Sport_CDP","regTitle":"Inside Sport","subscriptionGroup":"inside_sport","subscriptionGroupId":"9cec95c5-a973-40ac-9b05-03d636c07853","type":"sport","pathPrefix":["/sport","/f1"],"associatedAuthors":["Lawrence Ostlere","Kieran Jackson"],"title":"Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sport","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Sport newsletter","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/InsideSport1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideSportNews","regSourceSection":"Football","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}Aston Villa blew Bologna away with a trio of first-half goals as they roared in...