{"id":102344,"date":"2026-04-09T15:23:38","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T18:23:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/unai-emery-warns-aston-villa-to-respect-bologna-before-europa-league-battle-aston-villa\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T15:23:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T18:23:38","slug":"unai-emery-warns-aston-villa-to-respect-bologna-before-europa-league-battle-aston-villa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/unai-emery-warns-aston-villa-to-respect-bologna-before-europa-league-battle-aston-villa\/","title":{"rendered":"Unai Emery warns Aston Villa to respect Bologna before Europa League battle | Aston Villa"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Unai Emery has warned his Aston Villa side to respect Bologna, and the Europa League<\/a> itself, if they are to continue their progress in the competition with victory over their Italian opponents.<\/p>\n

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Describing the Serie A side as \u201ca winner team\u201d, Emery said Villa could not be considered favourites for this quarter-final as he sought to ensure his players\u2019 heads are in the game following the extended international break that means Villa haven\u2019t played a competitive match since 22 March.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo win in Europe is very, very difficult,\u201d Emery said, speaking before the first leg which takes place on Thursday night. \u201cFirstly you must respect this competition. Because if you are not respecting the competition, if you are not focusing 100%, you are close to being out. And I have a lot of experiences with these situations.\u201d<\/p>\n

Emery, of course, has won the Europa League a record four times as manager but Villa have also played Bologna<\/a> in both of the past two seasons of European competition. This is the teams\u2019 third meeting in 18 months, but the first encounter that will be played in Italy. Bologna currently sit eighth in the Serie A table and qualified from the round of 16 with a 4-3 win away at Roma.<\/p>\n

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Cucho Hern\u00e1ndez converted a penalty for Real Betis to salvage a 1-1 draw with Braga in the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Hern\u00e1ndez beat Lukas Hornicek from the spot in the 61st minute after the goalkeeper had saved the Colombia striker’s header in the first half.<\/p>\n

Florian Grillitsch had put the hosts in front early on with a backheel from a corner kick in his 98th game for Braga in Europe’s second-tier competition, a Uefa record.<\/p>\n

The other three quarter-final first legs will be played on Thursday: Aston Villa at Bologna; Nottingham Forest at Porto; and Freiburg host Celta Vigo.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n