Aston Villa's week of April 12-17 has the potential to be one of the most significant in the club's modern history — if everything goes to plan. Sunday 12 April: Nottingham Forest away. Premier League. Three points maintains Champions League position. Thursday 17 April (approximately): Bologna away. Europa League quarter-final first leg. Villa need a lead or a clean sheet to take to Villa Park for the second leg. If both go well — a Villa win at Forest and a positive result in Bologna — the club enters the following week with their domestic top-four position strengthened and a European semi-final in sight. That combination, for a club that was in the Championship less than a decade ago, would be extraordinary. Unai Emery's ability to prepare his squad for the tactical demands of both fixtures in a single week is what separates him from most managers in European football. He has done this before — with Sevilla, with Villarreal, with Arsenal in his first stint. He knows how to shift preparation between competitions without losing intensity. The blueprint is clear. Forest first. Bologna next. One step at a time. The perfect week is there for the taking. 📅 Sun 12 Apr: Forest | Thu 17 Apr: Bologna 🏆 GW30 + EL QF | Villa's Perfect Week