Aston Villa mourns a club great and wins on its return to Europe's top tier after 41 years
Aston Villa has returned to top-tier European competition after 41 years away with a 3-0 win over Swiss club Young BoysSEPTEMBER 17•ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins leaves Champions League game with apparent ankle injury
Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins has been substituted off in the 60th minute with what seemed to be an ankle injury during his team’s 3-0 win over Young Boys in the Champions Leag...SEPTEMBER 17•ASSOCIATED PRESS
Watch Young Boys vs. Aston Villa: UEFA Champions League free live streamAston Villa takes on BSC Young Boys on Tuesday, Sept. 17 to open UEFA Champions League play.
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Lucas Digne - Productive in Tuesday's winDigne had seven crosses (two accurate) and five corners in Tuesday's 3-0 win over BSC Young Boys.
ImpactDigne made a nice impact in the Champions League opener as he created multiple chances, took five of his side's six corner kicks and recorded seven crosses. He also won one tackle and made one clearance on the defensive end but was not credited with the clean sheet since he was subbed off in the 88th minute for Ross Barkley.
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John McGinn - Assists in Tuesday's winMcGinn assisted once to go with two shots (zero on goal), three crosses (one accurate) and one chance created in Tuesday's 3-0 win against BSC Young Boys.
ImpactMcGinn made his Champions League debut Tuesday and did not wait to make the most of it. He set up Youri Tielemans' opening goal in the 27th minute, marking his first goal contribution of the campaign. He also put in nice work defensively in the clean sheet as he won one tackle, intercepted one pass and made two clearances in his full 90 minutes of action.
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Ollie Watkins - Assists in UCL debutWatkins assisted once to go with four shots (zero on goal) and three chances created in Tuesday's 3-0 victory against BSC Young Boys.
ImpactWatkins made his first career Champions League appearance Tuesday and marked the occasion with an assist on Jacob Ramsey's goal in the 38th minute. It came on one of the three chances he created in the match. He also took a team-high four shots but failed to put one on target. He was subbed off in the 60th minute for Jhon Duran.
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Amadou Onana - Scores in Tuesday's UCL winOnana scored one goal to go with one shot (one on goal) and one chance created in Tuesday's 3-0 win against BSC Young Boys.
ImpactOnana continued his hot start to the season with an outside-the-box goal in the 86th minute assisted by Youri Tielemans, a goal which took the commanding 3-0 lead. It marked his third goal in five matches this season. He also helped his side keep a clean sheet as he attempted two tackles and intercepted one pass in his full 90 minutes of action.
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