Aston Villa power into Europa League semi-finals with thumping win over Bologna

The Villa boss is an expert in this competition with four titles to his name and few would bet against him adding a fifth.

Aston Villa powered past Bologna to reach the Europa League semi-finals (David Davies/PA).

Aston Villa blew Bologna away with a trio of first-half goals as they roared into the semi-finals of the Europa League with a 4-0 victory, winning 7-1 on aggregate.

Unai Emery’s side cruised into a second European semi-final in three years to set up an all-Premier League clash with Nottingham Forest for a place in the final in Istanbul.