Aston Villa's remarkable Champions League run continued as they celebrated Unai Emery's second anniversary at the helm by climbing to the top of the league phase with a 2-0 win over Bologna.Captain John McGinn, Villa's longest-serving player, opened the scoring against Bologna at a buzzing Villa Park with a 55th-minute free-kick that sailed past everyone, including goalkeeper Lukasz Skorupski and found the back of the net.Bologna felt hard done by, arguing they should have been awarded a free-kick moments earlier.Villa, however, doubled their advantage nine minutes later, with Jhon Duran netting from close range on his first Villa Park start in 11 months.It marked his seventh goal of the season, though he showed frustration at being substituted immediately after scoring, kicking the back of a seat as Ollie Watkins came on.With wins over Young Boys and Bayern Munich already under their belt, Villa now have nine points from three games, continuing to shine on their return to Europe's elite competition.
Villa Park is buzzing with European magic once again.