Aston Villa are back in Champions League action tonight as they welcome Italian side Bologna to Villa Park.

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Aston Villa returned to winning ways on Saturday afternoon after back-to-back draws in the league as they inflicted a first home defeat of the season on Fulham, coming back from a goal down to win 3-1 at Craven Cottage, leaving them level on points with third placed Arsenal.

Unai Emery’s side now return to the European stage unbeaten in their last nine matches in all competitions, winning seven of them, and head into matchday three of the Champions League as one of just seven teams still with their 100% record in tact.

Victory in their opener in Bern against Young Boys was followed by a famous win over Bayern Munich three weeks ago, leaving the 1982 European champions joint top of the league phase table in their first season in Europe’s top tier in 42 years.

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Bologna return to England tonight just three weeks after their last visit, in which a strong performance at Anfield ended in a perhaps undeserved 2-0 defeat for the Italian side, leaving them with just one point from their two matches in their first season back among Europe’s elite in 60 years.

Now managed by Vincenzo Italiano after Thiago Motta led them to a fifth placed finish last season before joining Juventus in the summer, the club have failed to keep up their form from last season, currently with just one win from 10 matches in all competitions this season.

Bologna head into tonight’s game without a win in their last four matches, but also with only one defeat in their last seven, with the Rossoblu drawing seven of their 10 matches this campaign.

Just nine points from eight Serie A matches this season leaves Italiano’s side currently 13th in the table heading into a big week for the side, who take on AC Milan on Saturday evening after their trip to the West Midlands in midweek.

Tonight’s match will be the first time the two clubs have met in a competitive match.

How to watch Aston Villa v Bologna

Location: Villa Park, Birmingham

Date and time: Tuesday 22nd October 2024, 8pm

How to watch: TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports Ultimate

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