Ollie Watkins scored again as Aston Villa knocked out Bologna out of the Europa League in a 4-0 rout Thursday to set up an all-English semifinal against Nottingham Forest. Unai Emery's team reached its second European semifinal in three seasons with a 7-1 aggregate victory. Watkins had netted twice in last week's 3-1 win in the first leg of the quarterfinal
It's back-to-back Champions League semifinals for Arsenal. A 0-0 draw with Sporting Lisbon at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday saw Arsenal advance 1-0 on aggregate to set up a clash with Atletico Madrid in the last four of European club soccer's top competition. "To go back-to-back is an amazing achievement for this group," Declan Rice told TNT Sports
Long after the game against Barcelona ended, Atletico Madrid players were back on the field at the Metropolitano stadium to celebrate. They chanted along with the fans, and jumped and danced among themselves. It was a big night for Atletico. Diego Simeone's team held on after an early charge by Barcelona to make it back to the semifinals of the Champions