Image source, Getty ImagesAston Villa's Jhon Duran became the first player to score in successive games for the club in the European Cup or Champions League since Gary Shaw scored in both legs of their last 16 tie with Dinamo Bucuresti in 1982- 83.
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Nine matches make up Tuesday's Champions League action, with Arsenal and Aston Villa both at home.
AC Milan v Club Bruges (17:45)
Monaco v Red Star Belgrade (17:45)
Arsenal v Shakhtar Donetsk
Aston Villa v Bologna
Girona v Slovan Bratislava
Juventus v Stuttgart
Paris St-Germain v PSV Eindhoven
Real Madrid v Borussia Dortmund
Sturm Graz v Sporting
All kick-off times 20:00 BST unless stated
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Image source, Getty ImagesAston Villa have struggled to sell out for the Champions League visit of Bologna.
With home games against Bayern Munich, Juventus and Celtic to choose from the game against the Serie A side was always going to be fourth in line for supporters.
That is perhaps owing to their high ticket prices the club put out for the Champions League. An adult ticket for the game, which was available two hours before kick off, in the Upper Holte End is £94.
It does not mean there is no appetite for the game - especially with Villa enjoying their best start to a Premier League season in 26 years. Fans were arriving three hours before the game and were seen patiently waiting for Villa Park and the new fan zone - which is in the North Stand car park - to open.
Villa are chasing a third straight win after victories against Young Boys and Bayern and beating Bologna - 12th in Serie A with one win from eight games - would cement their place in the top eight and the automatic qualification spots for the last 16.
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Image source, Getty ImagesAston Villa’s latest victory against Fulham marked the club’s best start to a Premier League campaign after eight games since the 1998-99 season.
Back then, John Gregory’s Villa team built on a strong finish from the previous season to reach the top of the table, sparking talk of a title challenge before fading around the turn of the year.
At the time, Gregory lamented the lack of squad depth, which he felt hindered a sustained push for the title. In contrast, a glance at Villa’s bench from their recent match suggests that Unai Emery’s side is far more equipped in that regard.
Aside from back-up goalkeeper Robin Olsen, Villa's squad enjoys a clean bill of health for the first time in recent memory.
With Villa now back in the top four and unbeaten in their past nine games across all competitions, the question of what this team can achieve this season is growing.
The answer will likely become clearer after their next three away league fixtures against Spurs, Liverpool, and Chelsea - key rivals for a top-four spot. Those games will stress-test both their unbeaten away record this season and provide some kind of insight into the true potential of the team.
Before that, their three remaining games in October - all winnable home fixtures - could set them up nicely across the Premier League (Bournemouth), Champions League (Bologna), and League Cup (Crystal Palace). Then, Villa face what may be the most defining two months of Emery's tenure so far.
It is after this period that we will likely know whether Villa fans can start talking about a title challenge for the first time in 26 years.
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Image source, Getty ImagesAston Villa defender Matty Cash is hoping his "dream" will come true against Bologna in the Champions League.
Villa take on the Serie A side in their third game of this season's top European cup competition on Tuesday.
Right-back Cash has yet to feature in the competition this campaign having been sidelined through injury for their first match against Young Boys and then left as an unused substitute in the memorable victory of Bayern Munich.
Having played in both Premier League matches since that night, he is hoping to be able to make his Champions League debut against Bologna.
"As a young boy, every boy's dream is to play at the highest level in football," Cash said in the pre-match news conference. "I have worked incredibly hard to get here.
"I had a spell at the World Cup, which is a major tournament and that was amazing. I made my Premier League debut four years ago, and now the Champions League.
"I'm really looking forward to it. I've dreamed of these moments as a young boy and so hopefully it comes."
Unai Emery's side are hoping to build on their opening two wins of the competition, with those victories leaving them sixth in the new-look Champions League table format.
The club have been transformed under former Arsenal boss Emery over the past two seasons and Cash cannot see any limits for this team.
"In the last four years since I joined, the club has just gone through the roof," said the Poland international. "The quality in every single department has gone up and the club has not got a ceiling.
"I think it can go all the way to the top. You can see that playing Champions League football has been a building block to get here. The manager has been a big part of that."
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BBC Sport journalist
Aston Villa boss Unai Emery has been speaking to the media before Tuesday's Champions League game against Bologna (kick-off 20:00).
Here are the key lines from his news conference:
Emery says it is "a challenge everyday and every match we are playing" to keep consistency in both the Premier League and Champions League.
He added: "Getting the balance is the most important. Bologna is a new challenge to keep the same mentality and same performance and same preparation for the match."
Emery said the return of players like Boubacar Kamara, Emi Buendia and Tyrone Mings is "very important" for playing multiple competitions: "Now is the moment we have to be intelligent with good preparation for everyone to try and help us be consistent over 90 minutes, 90 minutes and 90 minutes. I need to be critical of myself and how the players can be consistent physically and mentally playing the amount of matches we are."
He added: "The mentality is to keep the same level as last year in the Premier League and same level we can have in Champions League. Champions league is more demanding than the Conference League and I am very proud of the work we are doing."
On how he reflects on the past two years in charge: "The most important thing for us is how we are increasing our demands and facing more demands each year. The challenge is to get better everyday. We need to keep the same level we have now and keep it for a long time. It is difficult to do this when achieving objectives at a high level. We are working hard to keep this."
He added: "I don’t want to waste my time here. You can waste your time here but we don’t want to waste time here. My objective here individually is to keep the same level now being in the Champions League and to add to it by being a contender for a trophy."
Emery hopes against Bologna that they carry on showing "where we are, that we believe, that we can compete".
After defender Matty Cash said the sky is the limit, the Villa boss added: "We need to be strong in our mind to get a strong mentality to break barriers, always."
On facing their Italian opponents: "They played a fantastic match against Liverpool and deserved more against them. They have been competing in the same way. Because they only have one point [in Champions League] it is difficult for us because they want points like we need points. We are respecting them a lot, but trying to play tomorrow in the same way we have."
Image source, Getty ImagesBBC Sport chief football writer Phil McNulty has been answering your questions on all things Premier League.
Glenn asked: I’ve noticed there has been little or no mention of the chances of Aston Villa being contenders for the Premier League this season.
Already it’s being labelled as a three-horse race. If not Aston Villa, is there any other team you think has an outside chance of upsetting the apple cart?
Phil answered: Hello, Glenn. Speaking as someone who picked Aston Villa to finish fourth in my pre-season predictions, they have not surprised me at all.
I do think it will be between Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool but I think Villa will have another really good season. Do I see them as title contenders? To be brutally honest, no. Top four? Well I’ve said it and I stick by it.
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Image source, Getty ImagesWe asked for your thoughts after Saturday's Premier League game between Fulham and Aston Villa.
Here are some of your comments:
Fulham fans
Christopher: Fulham blew it. At 1-1, they should have let Raul Jimenez take the penalty and if they had it's likely they would have gone on to get at least a point from the game. The third goal was a gift . Strange game because Aston Villa were not two goals better.
Ben: Great start but we quickly got over-run in midfield. Marco Silva needs to have a huge rethink on penalty takers, and has to play Andreas Pereira further forward. It wasn't a good performance overall and the red card, although I didn't think it was at the time, was fully justified when I watched the replay and summed the performance up.
David: An implosion and a half. Hugely disappointing after such a good start! We seem to be our own worst enemies. We should be winning games yet seem to fall off the ball or worse in this instance!
Aston Villa fans
James: This was a great win against a good, well-drilled Fulham side. I saw this as a real banana skin. Instead we are In fourth place which keeps our momentum going in the league as we continue to keep an eye on Europe.
Geoff: Villa didn't play particularly well, however to still win shows a team who could be challenging for the title. Fulham are a good team at home, and in the end we beat them. Unai Emery is showing what a great manager he is tactically - probably the best in the league.
Wardy: Solid performance. We always seem to need to go behind before they fully switch on. But the character, and depth in the squad is professional throughout. Emery is golden.
Image source, Getty ImagesOn BBC Match of the Day, former Premier League goalkeeper Shay Given highlighted Aston Villa's left side as being key in the victory against Fulham:
"I think Unai Emery looked at Fulham's set up and perhaps there's a weakness down that side. We know [Adama] Traore is brilliant going forward, but like most attacking players, he doesn't want to track back.
"I think Aston Villa looked quite lop-sided. They pushed Digne on a lot and they [Digne and Jacob Ramsey] linked up really well. They stretched the Fulham back four and caused them real problems.
"I think Cash was told to sit defensively and Digne was pushed forward nearly as a left-winger. Digne was keeping the width and discipline, causing Fulham problems all afternoon.
"I think that comes from the manager. He's been here for two years and the way he's transformed the club, he's done a brilliant job."
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Image source, Getty ImagesAston Villa forward Ollie Watkins spoke to BBC Match of the Day after victory against Fulham: "I think it was entertaining for the fans. We didn't control the game as much as we wanted to in the first half.
"In the second half we got the goals that we needed to, but it could have gone either way."
On Morgan Rogers: "He has got the world at his feet. He always wants to work and has the ability to take people on. I am not going to big him up too much as I don't ant his head getting too big, but he's got it all."
On his goal: "In the second half we kept going and finally got there. I was disappointed with my opportunity in the first half. I tried to dink the keeper, but we kept going.
"I am not thinking about the international break I am concentrating on my club form. We have a lot of players that can come on and score. It is good competition and it keeps you on your toes.
"It is only getting better for us and we se the direction the club is going in. It's exciting times being a Villa player."
Timothy Abraham
BBC Sport Journalist
Image source, Getty ImagesGoalkeeper Emiliano Martinez joined Aston Villa from Arsenal in September 2020
Ollie Watkins will grab most of the headlines after the striker scored his fifth goal of the season at Craven Cottage, but goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez was arguably Villa's most influential player against Fulham.
The Argentina international was a commanding presence in goal as he made vital blocks in the first half during spells when Fulham were on top and produced yet more penalty-saving heroics.
Martinez has his detractors - especially outside of the club - but of Villa's current squad he is arguably the one who bleeds claret and blue more than anyone else.
No wonder the travelling Villa fans sung his name from the rafters after consecutive away Premier League away wins over Fulham for the first time.
Martinez responded by saving to Andreas Pereira's spot-kick by kissing the Villa badge on his goalkeeper shirt and pointing in the direction of the away end.
If Villa are to challenge for the Premier League title this season then the 32-year-old continuing his magnificent form will be key.
Image source, Getty ImagesUnai Emery spoke to BBC Match of the Day after Aston Villa's victory against Fulham: "Of course, this match is very difficult and Fulham have played very well. We started well, but even with this they scored.
"The penalty was fantastic for Emiliano Martinez. We were not keeping our game-plan in the first 45 minutes.
"We were always trying to impose our style and the second half we kept the same way."
On Morgan Rogers: "He is a talented player. The commitment he has with Aston Villa as he's from Birmingham. We are trying to push him. He has the talent and that's the most important."
On the importance of Lucas Digne and Matty Cash: "We were getting through the left side with Ramsey and Lucas Digne. We were speaking in the dressing room to try improve the last passes into the box. Four times we had a good chance to score through them."
On playing in the Champions League on Tuesday night: "We are playing on Tuesday and we are excited for the Champions league. Of course, we want to analyse the match and prepare tactically."
Image source, Getty ImagesSince debuting for Aston Villa in September 2020, Emiliano Martinez has saved four Premier League penalties with only Lukasz Fabianski saving more in this time (five).
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Sutton is making predictions for all 380 Premier League matches this season, against a variety of guests.
For week eight, he takes on legendary boxing manager Kellie Maloney.
Sutton's prediction: 1-1
I always fancy Fulham at home, but they have actually been decent everywhere they’ve played this season - they gave Manchester City a really good game at Etihad Stadium last time out.
A lot will depend on which Aston Villa players are back from injury. The likes of Ezri Konsa and Amadou Onana are doubts, and Villa have got next week's Champions League tie against Bologna to think about too.
The obvious prediction to go for is a draw – that’s what Kellie will go for, I’m sure, and I am going to sit on the fence too.
Kellie's prediction: This is going to be a close one. 1-1
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