Aston Villa overcame Bologna 2-0 thanks to second-half goals from John McGinn and Jhon Duran on Tuesday (Oct 22) as the home side extended a perfect start to its first Champions League campaign in 41 years to three victories. Villa’s win put it provisionally top of the table in Europe’s elite club competition with nine points and is yet to concede. Bologna has one point after a draw and two losses.
Villa next visits Club Brugge in the new 36-team league phase, with the top eight automatically making the last-16.
Sporting rout Sturm Graz
Nuno Santos and Viktor Gyokeres scored goals in either half as a dominant Sporting eased to a 2-0 away victory over Sturm Graz in their Champions League clash at the Woerthersee Stadium on Tuesday.
Sporting maintains its unbeaten start to the league phase, with seven points from its opening three games, but for the Austrians it was a third successive defeat with a trip to Borussia Dortmund next up on Nov 5.
