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Villa boss Unai Emery has urged ‘respect’ despite Villa taking an impressive 3-1 lead into their second leg against Bologna.
Villa now have one foot in the semi-final of the Europa League - thanks to their away victory in Italy on Thursday night.
Ezri Konsa and an Ollie Watkins double ensured Villa took a two goal advantage into next week’s second leg at Villa Park.
And although Emery feels Villa were not at their best, he was pleased with how his side navigated the game.
The Spaniard also urged Villa need to show ‘respect’ next week as the job is not done.
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He said: “It’s a fantastic result, and our supporters were fantastic.
“There were 2,500 supporters here with us and we were feeling them supporting us, following us and helping us. Our responsibility is to try and get a good result through playing well and maybe we got a good result and didn’t play very well, in the first half especially.
“In the second half we had a fantastic 30 minutes. The match is not over and the second leg is going to be very important in Villa Park, extending the 90 minutes we played here achieving a fantastic result.
“They are a team who were winning against Roma and it’s a team that is so, so competitive. They will not be giving up.
“We’re going to respect them at Villa Park. I want to enjoy the momentum with our supporters.
“Now it’s about the game in Villa Park with our supporters.
“We will need them, supporting, helping and keeping balance. The round is not over, even with this result we have: 3-1.
“We must be respectful and play the second leg.”
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