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Aston Villa Clinches Europa League, First Trophy in 30 Years

5/21/2026

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Aston Villa beat SC Freiburg 3-0 to win the UEFA Europa League at Istanbul’s Tupras Stadium.
Youri Tielemans, Emiliano Buendía and Morgan Rogers each scored, the first two before halftime and Rogers adding the third shortly after the break.
The victory gave Villa their first major trophy in 30 years, marked Manager Unai Emery’s fifth Europa League triumph and was the second consecutive season an English club captured the competition.

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Aston Villa beat SC Freiburg 3-0 to win the UEFA Europa League at Istanbul’s Tupras Stadium.
Youri Tielemans, Emiliano Buendía and Morgan Rogers each scored, the first two before halftime and Rogers adding the third shortly after the break.
The victory gave Villa their first major trophy in 30 years, marked Manager Unai Emery’s fifth Europa League triumph and was the second consecutive season an English club captured the competition.