{"id":14399,"date":"2024-10-22T21:44:33","date_gmt":"2024-10-22T21:44:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=14399"},"modified":"2024-10-22T21:44:33","modified_gmt":"2024-10-22T21:44:33","slug":"aston-villa-vs-bologna-champions-league-highlights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/aston-villa-vs-bologna-champions-league-highlights\/","title":{"rendered":"Aston Villa lead league phase after third straight win to begin Champions League quest"},"content":{"rendered":"

Aston Villa are sitting pretty at the top of the Champions League standings with their third win in a row on Tuesday against Bologna.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Soon after a goalless first-half, John McGinn’s looped free-kick delivery took a favourable bounce and sailed over the head of Bologna goalkeeper Lukasz Skorupski to put the hosts in front.<\/p>\n

The Villans continued to pile the pressure upon their Italian visitors and in the 65th minute it was a familiar sight as Jhon Duran<\/a> bagged once again to double the lead.<\/p>\n

The 20-year-old Colombian poked home from Morgan Rogers’ cross to score his seventh goal of the season in just 400 minutes – his second in the Champions League.<\/p>\n

According to the best football betting sites<\/a>, Villa are a 50\/1 shot to win the Champions League this season – which would be their second European Cup success after triumph in 1982.<\/p>\n

WATCH: Aston Villa 2-0 Bologna Champions League Highlights<\/h2>\n
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IT JUST HAD TO BE HIM! \ud83d\udca5<\/p>\n

Jhon Dur\u00e1n with a strikers finish to double Aston Villa's lead \ud83d\udc4f<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udcfa @tntsports<\/a> & @discoveryplusUK<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/ECuzKIsiwD<\/a><\/p>\n

— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) October 22, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n