Jhon Duran sensational as 3/10 teammate in shocker – Aston Villa player ratings v Bologna
Unai Emery maintained his 100 per cent record in the Champions League as Aston Villa beat Bologna in a 2-0 victory on Tuesday evening.
John McGinn opened the scoring for Villa on 55 minutes as his free-kick from out wide missed everyone in the box at Villa Park and beat Lukasz Skorupski in goal.
Jhon Duran continued his incredible form in front of goal nine minutes later, latching out to a well-weighted cross by Morgan Rogers to double his side’s advantage and ultimately put the tie to bed.
Here, Villa News rates the Villans players out of 10 after the win, with stats by Sofascore.
Emi Martinez – 7
Martinez was on hand to thwart Bologna at every available opportunity making four saves on the night.
Ezri Konsa – 7
Konsa produced a solid performance as a make-shift right-back, completing 97 per cent of his 36 passing attempts and winning 75 per cent of his duels.
Diego Carlos – 6
Carlos enjoyed a successful return to the first team at Aston Villa, with six clearances, one interception, and one tackle.
Pau Torres – 6
Torres completed 95 per cent of his passes but failed to win any of his three contested duels in a hit-and-miss performance for the Spaniard.
Ian Maatsen – 7
Maatsen was explosive down the left flank, completing 83 per cent of his passes, 50 per cent of crosses and 50 per cent of long balls all while winning 50 per cent of his duels.
Amadou Onana [off for Ross Barkley 46′] – 6
Onana was removed at half-time for the second time this season at Villa Park. The Belgian was solid throughout his 45 minutes on the pitch, completing 96 per cent of his passes, completing his one dribble attempt, and winning 71 per cent of his duels.
Youri Tielemans [off for Boubacar Kamara 78′] – 7
Tielemans kept Aston Villa ticking in the Champions League, completing 83 per cent of his passes with one key pass and just as solid defensively winning 75 per cent of his duels.
Leon Bailey let Aston Villa down against Bologna
Leon Bailey [off for Jacob Ramsey 65′] – 3
Bailey offered nothing for Aston Villa, with one shot off-target as his only attacking contribution, the forward won only 11 per cent of his duels and lost possession 14 times in a dreadful performance.
Morgan Rogers – 8
A goal is all that was missing from Rogers on the night, he found his teammates with four key passes, with one big chance created, completed 63 per cent of his 11 dribble attempts, and won 55 per cent of his duels.
John McGinn [off for Jaden Philogene-Bidace 66′] – 7
While McGinn was fortunate to see his free-kick find the back of the net, the Scottish international produced a solid display against Bologna. He completed 74 per cent of his passes with one key pass and completed 66 per cent of his long balls on the night.
Jhon Duran [off for Ollie Watkins 65′] – 9
Duran continued his exceptional form for Villa with the deciding goal. The Colombian was a nuisance to Bologna all night, completing 100 per cent of his dribbles, winning 60 per cent of his aerial duels as well as offering two shots on target and one key pass.
Substitutions:
Ross Barkley – 8
Barkley replaced Onana with ease by completing 96 per cent of his passes with one key pass, completing 100 per cent of his long balls and 100 per cent of his duels.
Jacob Ramsey – 5
Ramsey missed one big chance at the end as his only contribution throughout his cameo.
Ollie Watkins – 5
Watkins created one key pass and won 100 per cent of his aerial duels but failed to make an impact at the business end of the pitch, failing to record a single shot.
Jaden Philogene-Bidace – 5
Philogene is another who failed to make an impact off the bench with only one off-target shot to show for his contributions.
Boubacar Kamara – N/A
In other Aston Villa news, the Villans are ready to sell Jhon Duran as a price reveal emerges.
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