Europa Liveblog: Aston Villa vs. Bologna and Fiorentina vs. Crystal Palace

Football Italia Live BlogThis page will update live with the latest relevant news, no need to refresh the page!Join us for all the build-up and action as it happens from the quarter-finals, as Bologna visit Aston Villa for the Europa League, while Fiorentina host Crystal Palace in the Conference League. Both games kick off at 20.00 UK time (21.00 CEST). There are mountains to climb for both Italian teams if they want to remain the only representatives in Europe. Bologna lost 3-1 at home to Aston Villa, and suffered defeats twice in recent years at Villa Park. Fiorentina have a 3-0 deficit to overturn as they welcome Crystal Palace to the Stadio Franchi. AllFixturesPlayedLiveAll Favourites 0UEFA Europa League17:45CLVLive0 - 2SCF20:00AVL vs BGN20:00BET vs SCB20:00NTF vs FCPUEFA Conference league17:45AZLive0 - 0SHA20:00AEK vs RAY20:00FIO vs CRY20:00STR vs MAI Villa XI Your #UEL Aston Villa team tonight! 👊 pic.twitter.com/9PbOGdQGHK — Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) April 16, 2026 2026-04-16 18:45:37 Bologna locker room Spogliatoio pronto ✅👕#AstonVillaBologna #UEL #WeAreOne pic.twitter.com/ZEtVucyK9e — Bologna FC 1909 (@Bolognafc1909) April 16, 2026 2026-04-16 18:42:19 Fiorentina to remember Alex ManningerFiorentina are wearing black armbands and will hold a minute’s silence before kick-off following the tragic death of Alex Manninger. He spent much of his career in Italy with Fiorentina, Bologna, Juventus, Torino, Siena and Udinese. He wore the Viola jersey in the 2001-02 campaign. 2026-04-16 18:39:58 Villa Park 🏟️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿#AstonVillaBologna #UEL #WeAreOne pic.twitter.com/RXqQYJQTqY — Bologna FC 1909 (@Bolognafc1909) April 16, 2026 2026-04-16 18:26:50 Bologna fans march to Villa Park Si scalda l’atmosfera a Birmingham🔥 Il corteo dei tifosi del #Bologna verso il Villa Park🔴🔵 📹 @Jadegiacalone #EuropaLeague #Sportitalia pic.twitter.com/MbHqkZsfH3 — Sportitalia (@tvdellosport) April 16, 2026 2026-04-16 18:15:58 Post navigation Tsimikas drops big Liverpool hint after Roma...