Aston Villa enjoying dream start to first Champions League campaign as Duran seals 3rd straight win

Fans unveil a giant banner prior to the Champions League opening phase soccer match between Aston Villa and Bologna at the Villa Park in Birmingham, England, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024.

Fans unveil a giant banner prior to the Champions League opening phase soccer match between Aston Villa and Bologna at the Villa Park in Birmingham, England, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira)


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BIRMINGHAM, England — Three straight wins, no goals conceded and top of the league on maximum points. Aston Villa's first ever appearance in the Champions League couldn't be going any better. Villa's 2-0 home win over Bologna on Tuesday maintained the 100% start to the English team's first campaign in Europe's top competition since 1983. Villa captain John McGinn was one of the scorers against Bologna at a rocking Villa Park and says "what we are building here is amazing." Villa opened with a 3-0 win at Swiss outsider Young Boys and then beat German giant Bayern Munich 1-0 in its first home game of the revamped competition. Villa is in first place and no other team has nine points.

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