Europa League final

May 21, 2026 10:01 AM

Clinical Aston Villa outclass Freiburg to win Europa League

Youri Tielemans and Emiliano Buendia scored stunning goals as Aston Villa outclassed Freiburg 3-0 in the Europa League final on Wednesday to end a 30-year wait for silverware and earn their coach Unai Emery a record-extending fifth win in the competition. Morgan Rogers added a third as Villa secured a first major trophy since they lifted the English League Cup in 1996, and their first victory in continental competition since they were European Cup champions in 1982 after defeating Bayern Munich...

May 8, 2026 11:24 AM

Europa League: Freiburg turn Braga tie into historic final place

SC Freiburg reached the Europa League final for the first time in the club's history after beating Sporting Braga 3-1 in the second leg of their semifinal to overturn a 2-1 first-leg deficit and set up a meeting with Aston Villa in Istanbul. Julian Schuster's side advanced 4-3 on aggregate after the match was transformed almost immediately by Braga's red card. Mario Dorgeles, scorer of the Portuguese club's winner in the first leg, was dismissed in the sixth minute for a last-man foul on Niklas...

May 8, 2026 11:23 AM

John McGinn double takes Aston Villa’s to Europa League final

Aston Villa stormed into the UEFA Europa League final after a commanding 4-0 second-leg win over Nottingham Forest at Villa Park, sealing a 4-1 aggregate victory in the semi-finals on Thursday. McGinn scored twice, while Emiliano Buendía starred as Villa booked a showdown against SC Freiburg in the UEFA Europa League final at Beşiktaş Park on May 20. Villa, winners of the 1982 European Cup, have now reached their second major UEFA final. The Villans have not won a major trophy since 1996 ...

May 23, 2024 2:19 PM

Soccer-Lookman nets hat-trick as Atalanta stun Leverkusen in Europa League final

Ademola Lookman scored a stunning hat-trick as Atalanta beat Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 in the Europa League final on Wednesday to win just the second major trophy in their 117-year history and end the German champions' remarkable unbeaten streak. Lookman, who struggled to establish himself in the English Premier League with Everton, Fulham and Leicester City before reviving his career in Italy under Atalanta coach Gian Piero Gasperini, struck twice inside the first 26 minutes before...