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Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest to meet in Europa League semi-finals
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Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest have both advanced to the Europa League semi-finals, setting up an all-English clash. Unai Emery鈥檚 Aston Villa secured their spot by defeating Bologna 4-0 at Villa Park, resulting in a 7-1 aggregate victory. Ollie Watkins scored his 100th goal for Villa, making him the club's top scorer in European competitions with 10 goals. Emiliano Buendia and Morgan Rogers also scored, with Ezri Konsa adding a late goal. Nottingham Forest, playing with a numerical advantage after Porto's Jan Bednarek was dismissed, beat Porto 1-0 at home, achieving a 2-1 aggregate success. Morgan Gibbs-White scored the decisive goal for Forest. This marks Forest's first continental semi-final since the 1983-84 UEFA Cup. In other Europa League action, Freiburg advanced to their first-ever semi-finals with a 6-1 aggregate win over Celta Vigo, and will face Sporting Braga, who came from behind to beat Real Betis 5-3 on aggregate.
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