"Ollie Watkins' second-half brace helped give Aston Villa a comfortable 3-1 lead over Bologna heading into next week's Europa League quarterfinal second leg at Villa Park."
"Bologna had not tasted defeat in the competition since the opening game of the campaign where Villa beat them 1-0, and Unai Emery's side proved to be their nemesis once again."
"Bologna thought they had a lead but Santiago Castro's strike was ruled out by VAR for offside before Lewis Ferguson hit the crossbar moments later."
"Bologna breathed life into the contest when Jonathan Rowe scored late in the day until Watkins' stoppage time effort restored their two-goal advantage."
Aston Villa secured a 3-1 victory against Bologna in the Europa League quarterfinal first leg, with Ollie Watkins scoring two goals. Bologna had previously been unbeaten in the competition for 11 games. A potential Bologna lead was denied by VAR, and Villa capitalized with goals from Ezri Konsa and Watkins. Jonathan Rowe's late goal for Bologna narrowed the gap, but Watkins' stoppage time goal restored Villa's two-goal advantage heading into the second leg.
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