John Townley
#AVFC starting XI vs Bologna: Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Torres, Digne; Onana, Tielemans; McGinn, Rogers, Buendia; Watkins. Subs: Bizot, Wright, Lindelof, Mings, Elliott, Garcia, Abraham, Luiz, Maatsen, Bailey, Bogarde.
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John Townley
#AVFC starting XI vs Bologna: Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Torres, Digne; Onana, Tielemans; McGinn, Rogers, Buendia; Watkins. Subs: Bizot, Wright, Lindelof, Mings, Elliott, Garcia, Abraham, Luiz, Maatsen, Bailey, Bogarde.
On BlueskyJacob Tanswell
#AVFC XI: Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Pau, Digne; Tielemans, Onana; McGinn, Rogers, Buendia; Watkins Tielemans makes his first start since January.
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It's another big European night for Aston Villa, who face a Bologna side that have lost only two of their last 33 home European games. Unai Emery's team have won four of their last five matches on the continent. 🌍 #AVFC
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Aston Villa are enjoying their longest winning run in Europe in the club's history, and Unai Emery says, "Every day with the players and with Villa is an opportunity to build something for the club's history." 🫡 #AVFC
On BlueskyJacob Tanswell
The defining, critical period in the Unai Emery era awaits Piece @theathleticfc.bsky.social #AVFC https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7180166/2026/04/09/aston-villa-unai-emery-defining-period
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Unai Emery: "Aston Villa's history is a massive history in a lot of things. One remarkable moment was when Aston Villa won the European Cup. It is something that makes us responsible, and makes us feel that we are in a club that was successful in Europe." #AVFC
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#AVFC boss Unai Emery expects Jadon Sancho will be sidelined for up to two weeks, but hopes he can return sooner. "Sancho is not going to be out for a long time. In a few days or one or two weeks he is coming back. He is progressing well."…
On BlueskyJacob Tanswell
Unai Emery confirms the timeframe: “Sancho is not going to be out for a long time, but he is still out. In a few days or one or two weeks, he is coming back. He is progressing well. He is not available for tomorrow.” #AVFC
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Matty Cash: "We have come here to win and do all we can to put ourselves in a good position for next week. We are here to win, respecting them, but here to get our business done. They are a really, really good team - really good man to man." 🇮🇹 #AVFC…
On BlueskyJacob Tanswell
Matty Cash says Bologna's man-to-man press was something he took away from the previous encounter. #AVFC will be planning for it. "We're here to win the game, to focus on ourselves, respecting the opposition. We know they're a good side, but we need to get our business done."
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