Aston Villa don book dia ticket for 2026 Europa League final after dem beat Nottingham Forest 4-0 for Villa Park for second leg. Di aggregate na 4-1 for Unai Emery side. Ollie Watkins and Emi Buendia score di first two goals before John McGinn add two late goals to make am safe. Dis na first time Aston Villa go Europa final. Di club only major European honour na European Cup wey dem win for 1981-82.
For di other semi-final, Freiburg from Germany beat Braga 3-1 for Europa-Park-Stadion. Braga get red card for Mario Dorgeles for sixth minute, and Freiburg use dat chance to overturn first leg deficit. Di aggregate na 4-3 for Freiburg. Dis na first European final for Freiburg for club history.
Di final go happun for Wednesday 20 May 2026 for Tüpraş Stadium for Istanbul, Turkey. Di Champions League final also dey play for same stadium later.
Aston Villa stats show say Ollie Watkins and John McGinn don score five goals each for Europa League dis season, no player score more for Villa. Villa don score for 13 of dia 14 matches, more dan any oda team. Emiliano Buendia be first player to both score and assist for Europa League semi-final match for English club since Bruno Fernandes and Edinson Cavani for Manchester United for April 2021.
For Conference League, Crystal Palace don reach final after dem beat Shakhtar Donetsk 2-1 for second leg, aggregate 5-2. Dem go face Rayo Vallecano for final for Leipzig on Wednesday 27 May. So Premier League get team for all three European finals dis season: Arsenal for Champions League final, Aston Villa for Europa final, and Crystal Palace for Conference final.
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