Aston Villa defeated SC Freiburg 3-0 in the Europa League final in Istanbul on Wednesday. The win secured the club's first major trophy since 1996. Goals from Youri Tielemans, Emi Buendia and Morgan Rogers sealed a dominant performance.
Aston Villa took control in the first half with two outstanding strikes. Tielemans opened the scoring in the 41st minute with a powerful volley after a precise cross from Rogers. Buendia doubled the lead in first-half stoppage time with a curling left-footed shot from the edge of the area.
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Fans celebrated Aston Villa's dominant 3-0 Europa League final win over Freiburg in Istanbul, ending a 30-year major trophy drought with goals from Tielemans, Buendía and Rogers. Reactions highlighted the historic achievement, Unai Emery's success, and strong performances, with some noting the club's financial edge over opponents.
FT Freiburg 0-3 Aston Villa, Aston Villa are Europa League champions. They were excellent tonight. Tielemans, Buendia and Rogere with 3 brilliant goals. It is their 1st trophy in 30 years. Congratulations Aston Villa #FREAVL#UELFinal
57’ - MORGAN ROGERS MAKES IT 3-0!!! 🤩🔥 I told you to bookmark the tweet! Freiburg are being absolutely dismantled. Aston Villa are the UEFA Europa League Champions-elect! 🏆🦁 #UELfinal#AVFC
— Sly the Cyclist 🚴🏿♂️ (@s_ssinwamali) May 20, 2026
Buendía 45+3 scored the 2nd goal for Aston villa
Aston villa 2 - 0 Freiburg
Aston villa is already the Europa league champ 🏆. I didn't see Freiburg coming back to do anything
Congratulations Unai Emery and the Aston villa boys. 👏
'We'll go down in history' - Villa end trophy wait on momentous night - Aston Villa beat Freiburg in Istanbul to lift the Europa League trophy for the first time. Via @BBC:https://t.co/fdpRkP1rnA
— 🌊💙 Viking Resistance 💙🌊 (@BlueCrewViking) May 20, 2026
More than a respectable result. 3-0 doesn’t look great, but to put it into perspective: Freiburg (7th in BL) yearly payroll approx €55 million. Aston Villa (4th in EPL) €166 million in wages. AVFC spent 3x the amount of the 7th place BL team to win Europa League. Congrats?
Aston Villa will face SC Freiburg in the Europa League final on Wednesday night in Istanbul. The match offers the English club a chance at their first European trophy in 44 years.
Aston Villa travel to Bologna's Stadio Renato Dall'Ara for the first leg of the Europa League quarter-finals. Unai Emery's side aim to build on their strong European form, with midfielder Youri Tielemans set to return from injury. Bologna enter the tie on a four-match winning streak.
Aston Villa defeated Lille 2-0 at Villa Park in the Europa League round of 16 second leg, advancing 3-0 on aggregate. John McGinn and Leon Bailey scored as Unai Emery's side progressed to face Bologna. Captain McGinn praised Jadon Sancho's man-of-the-match display.
Tottenham secured a vital 2-1 victory over Aston Villa, lifting them out of the Premier League relegation zone with back-to-back wins. Conor Gallagher and Richarlison scored early for the visitors, while Emiliano Buendía netted a late consolation. Roberto De Zerbi praised his team's performance but urged focus on the remaining three games.
Ryan Sessegnon fired home the only goal as Fulham defeated Aston Villa 1-0 at Craven Cottage in the Premier League. The 25-year-old marked his new contract extension with the 43rd-minute strike, boosting Fulham's push for European qualification. Aston Villa slipped to fifth place, level on points with Liverpool and Manchester United.
