Unai Emery relishing Aston Villa’s ‘special’ semi-final clash with Forest

SportFootballUnai Emery relishing Aston Villa’s ‘special’ semi-final clash with ForestVilla eased to a 4-0 win against Bologna at Villa Park, securing a 7-1 victory on aggregate.Sunny Badwal Thursday 16 April 2026 23:38 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":"e416db4f-e57e-401b-94ed-cd4bf1cd24e7","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/unai-emery-aston-villa-ollie-watkins-bologna-villa-park-b2959461.html","title":"Unai Emery relishing Aston Villa’s ‘special’ semi-final clash with Forest"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-49518","index":0}Unai Emery is looking forward to playing Nottingham Forest in the semi-final (Gianluca Ricci/PA) (PA Wire)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 boss Unai Emery is looking forward to a “special” Europa League semi-final with Nottingham Forest following...