Aston Villa Dominates Bologna, Sets Up Semi-Final Showdown with Nottingham Forest in Europe

Aston Villa secured a convincing 4-0 win over Bologna at Villa Park, completing a 7-1 aggregate victory in their Europa League quarter-final and setting up a semi-final clash with Nottingham Forest. Ollie Watkins scored his 100th goal for Aston Villa, finishing off a well-crafted team move, while Emiliano Buendia and Morgan Rogers also found the net. The victory marked a confident performance from Unai Emery's side, who are now favorites to win the competition. Aston Villa will face Nottingham Forest in the semi-final, with the first leg taking place on April 30 at the City Ground and the return leg at Villa Park on May 7. Watkins, who has scored four goals in his last four games, expressed his excitement about reaching the milestone of 100 goals and is now focused on achieving 100 Premier League goals. The semi-final match against Nottingham Forest will be the first all-English semi-final in a European competition since 2009.