Welcome to Sportstar’s live updates of the UEFA Europa League final between Aston Villa and Freiburg.
Freiburg: Atubolu; Kubler, Ginter, Lienhart, Treu; Eggestein, Sins; Best, Höfler, Grifo; Matanović
Astonvilla: Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Pau Torres, dignified; Lindelöf, Tielemans; McGinn, Rogers, Buendía; Watkins
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Europa League specialist Unai Emery aims to win the trophy for the fifth time and with a third different team, extending the record.
His Aston Villa team faces Freiburg in Istanbul, where he can further improve his remarkable record in the competition.
After winning Europe’s secondary trophy three years in a row with Sevilla between 2014 and 2016, he took it again in 2021 with Villarreal.
Published on May 20, 2026


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