‘King’ Emery hailed as Aston Villa beat Freiburg 3-0 in Europa League
Author: aljazeera.comPublished on: May 21, 2026Country: United Kingdom
Sports

Aston Villa ended a 30-year trophy drought by winning the Europa League final against SC Freiburg 3-0 in Istanbul. Youri Tielemans opened the scoring with a powerful shot, followed by Emiliano Buendia's goal just before half-time. Morgan Rogers sealed the victory in the second half, giving Villa their first major European title in 44 years. Unai Emery, who has now won the tournament five times, received congratulations from fan Prince William and actor Tom Hanks.
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