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 club competition since 1983 — when it was called the European Cup, which Villa won in 1982.

This, though, could happen with Samuel Iling-Junior. Aston Villa sent him out on loan to Bologna in the summer, the team they face in the Champions League on Tuesday night. Can Iling-Junior play? What do the rules state? Has this happened before? The Athletic’s Eduardo Tansley explains.

Aston Villa overcame Bologna 2-0 thanks to second-half goals from John McGinn and Jhon Duran on Tuesday as the home side extended a perfect start to their first Champions League campaign in 41 years to three victories.

Aston Villa's dream return to the Champions League goes on after goals from John McGinn and Jhon Duran earned a 2-0 win over Bologna and sent them top of the table on Wednesday.

Aston Villa’s captain chaos Jhon Duran showed he is not just a super-sub as the striker followed up his Bayern Munich heroics with a Champions League goal from the start against Bologna.