❌ Bologna and Fiorentina OUT! Official: ZERO 🇮🇹 in Europe semis 🏆 | OneFootball

A very bitter night for Italian football: Bologna and Fiorentina bow out of Europe in the quarter-finals, leaving Serie A without any teams in the semi-finals of the three European competitions.

Bologna were thrashed 4-0 by Aston Villa at Villa Park, going out with a crushing 7-1 aggregate score. Vincenzo Italiano’s side were never really in the game: the English team dominated and effectively killed it off in the first half, confirming their clear superiority over the 180 minutes.

Fiorentina, on the other hand, tried to respond and won 2-1 against Crystal Palace at the Franchi, but paid for the 3-0 defeat in the first leg. After the English side took the lead through Sarr, the Viola replied with Gudmundsson’s penalty and Ndour’s goal, which reignited hope. But despite the late pressure and a few questionable moments, the comeback never came to completion.

ASTON VILLA-BOLOGNA 4-0

❌ Villa make it four through Konsa!

89TH MINUTE - Bologna completely collapse, conceding a fourth and final goal scored by Konsa.

Another brilliant move comes from the corner on the left: the ball is cleared and loops up into the box, dropping behind the defender, who reads it instantly, adjusts perfectly with a full-body turn and volleys past Ravaglia.A finish worthy of a true centre-forward, not a defender, and it puts the game completely to bed: Villa run riot on the night as well and complete a dominant display. For Bologna, the aggregate score is 7-1.

⚽ Bologna DISASTER: Rogers makes it three after 39 MINUTES

39TH MINUTE - Bologna will crash out of the Europa League battered and bruised at the end of this two-legged tie against Aston Villa, who are exposing all of Italiano’s team’s defensive lapses.

The move starts with a moment of vision from McGinn, who does well to create the overload and release Rogers, who takes the ball, sets himself, and fires a precise diagonal shot that Ravaglia cannot reach. It’s 6-1 on aggregate for now.

😲 Vitik PUNISHED: Ravaglia saves penalty, then goal on the next play

26TH MINUTE - A disgraceful goal for Bologna to concede after a miracle save by Ravaglia.

In order: VAR calls the referee over for a handball by Vitik on Buendia’s header; the official goes to the monitor and, after the review, points to the spot.

Rogers steps up, opens his body and aims low to the left, but Ravaglia guesses right, dives, and saves! A stop that ends up meaning nothing.

Not even a minute passes after the penalty before disaster strikes: Digne launches a long throw straight into the box, Buendia controls it, shifts the ball onto his right foot and from close range blasts it past Ravaglia. Bologna’s goalkeeper only gets a touch, but the defending is literally embarrassing.

⚽ BEAUTIFUL team move by Villa, Watkins scores

16TH MINUTE - Aston Villa complete a monumental move and take the lead through Ollie Watkins.

A flowing move from the home side on the edge of the box, quick and precise, breaks through on the left: a tight exchange between Rogers and Buendia, then Rogers again finds Watkins in front of goal. For the striker it’s simple, a tap-in from a few yards out for his 100th goal in the club’s shirt.

A move built with quality and perfect timing, the symbol of fluid and effective football that sends everyone into raptures.

💥 Italiano: "The key word? Courage!"

Before kick-off in the Europa League quarter-final between Aston Villa and Bologna, Vincenzo Italiano answered questions on Sky Sport.

"We have the strongest desire to put them in difficulty, not let them have a comfortable evening, try to muddy this result a little and leave here with our heads held high. That word we used yesterday — which could be courage — fits in my opinion, because this stadium and this opponent demand it. I’m confident because at certain moments the lads always find something extra, and I hope today is the right match for that."

✅ The OFFICIAL line-ups

ASTON VILLA (4-4-2): E. Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Pau Torres, Digne; McGinn, Onana, Tielemans, Buendia; Watkins, Rogers. Coach: Emery.

BOLOGNA (4-3-3): Ravaglia; Joao Mario, Vitik, Casale, Miranda; Ferguson, Freuler, Moro; Bernardeschi, Castro, Rowe. Coach: Italiano.

FIORENTINA-CRYSTAL PALACE 2-1

💥 Ndour WONDERGOAL and Viola comeback

53RD MINUTE - Fiorentina turn the match around against Crystal Palace and take the lead.

Just after coming on, Ndour finds the net with a brilliant strike from outside the box from a Solomon assist, beating Dean Henderson.

It’s 2-1 at the Franchi: Fiorentina reignite hope and try to reopen the qualification race.

🚑 Fagioli INJURED: forced substitution

46TH MINUTE - Bad news for Fiorentina: Nicolò Fagioli was forced off with a muscle problem at the end of the first half against Crystal Palace.

Coach Paolo Vanoli had to make a forced substitution, bringing on Ndour at the start of the second half.

Tests are expected in the coming hours to assess the extent of the injury and recovery time.

🚑 Another injury for Palace

42ND MINUTE - Another change for Crystal Palace: Lacroix goes off injured and Riad comes on.

A second setback for Palace after Lerma’s.

Gud PERFECT 🎯 Lerma injured and OUT ❌

30TH MINUTE - Fiorentina try to respond against Crystal Palace and find the equaliser.

Penalty won by Mandragora, brought down in the box after getting to a loose ball first. From the spot, Albert Gudmundsson makes no mistake and scores for 1-1 (1-4 on aggregate).

Problems for the English side too: Adam Wharton is forced off through injury and replaced by Lerma.

🧨 Sarr shows NO MERCY: Palace ahead at the Franchi

17TH MINUTE - An ice-cold shower for Fiorentina: Crystal Palace take the lead.

Perfect counterattack from the English side: Munoz crosses from the right and Ismaila Sarr heads past David De Gea.

With the 3-0 from the first leg, the aggregate becomes 4-0: the situation is immediately very tough for the Viola.

🥺 Manninger tribute and CHOREOGRAPHY

There was huge emotion at the Artemio Franchi before Fiorentina–Crystal Palace.

A minute’s silence was observed for former Viola goalkeeper Alexander Manninger, who passed away at the age of 48, followed by an emotional chant from the fans.

Immediately after kick-off, the stadium turned into a cauldron: a spectacular display with white scarves and the words “Forward, Viola”, urging the team on toward the impossible.

🗣️ Vanoli: "We can make history"

Fiorentina coach Paolo Vanoli spoke to Sky ahead of the match against Crystal Palace, the second leg of the Conference League quarter-finals.

“Do you believe? Absolutely, all these people believe, they’ve once again shown how close they are to us, and we believe too because it’s a dream and we must always believe. The formation has to be put aside; to pull off something special, everyone has to give 110%, and together that adds up to much more. We know we’re facing a strong team, but we also know we have quality. It’s a shame not to have the full squad available, and the match could go beyond 90 minutes.”

✅ The OFFICIAL line-ups

FIORENTINA (4-2-3-1): De Gea; Comuzzo, Pongracic, Ranieri, Gosens; Fagioli, Mandragora; Harrison, Gudmundsson, Solomon; Piccoli. Coach: Vanoli

CRYSTAL PALACE (3-4-2-1): Henderson; Richards, Lacroix, Canvot; Munoz, Wharton, Kamada, Mitchell; Sarr, Pino; Mateta. Coach: Glasner.

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