Aston Villa 2-0 Bologna: John McGinn makes goalscoring return from injury, while Jhon Duran nets again as Villans maintain perfect start to maiden Champions League campaign

Second-half goals from John McGinn and Jhon Duran saw Aston Villa support a cleanable commencement to their Champions League run against Bologna. 

The Italian side, who suffered conclusion by Liverpool successful their past outing successful nan competition, proved to beryllium stern guidance successful nan first play and restricted Unai Emery's broadside to fewer chances. 

But nan location broadside kept up nan unit aft nan break and were rewarded pinch McGinn's opener connected his first commencement successful six games. Duran, successful from nan commencement connected Tuesday night, showed his goalscoring exploits are not confined to substitute appearances arsenic he pounced successful nan area to double nan lead successful nan 64th-minte. 

The Colombian's extremity was his seventh of nan play connected a nighttime erstwhile Emery showed his acquisition starring a broadside successful European competition. The Villa leader made 4 changes from nan broadside that earned an awesome distant triumph against Fulham connected Saturday. 

Villa subordinate Leicester City arsenic nan only teams to person won their first 3 matches successful nan Champions League. The broadside recreation to Club Brugge successful their adjacent fixture, pinch assurance they tin clinch a top-eight spot successful nan League Phase that will spot them beforehand to their last-16. More to follow.