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Unai Emery’s fifth Europa League title places him alongside Mourinho, Ancelotti and Trapattoni — while Pau Torres became only the third player ever to win two Europa Leagues under the same manager at different clubs. And there is one more extraordinary detail hiding in plain sight.
Tammy Abraham has written his name into football history tonight, becoming only the second player ever to win the Champions League, Super Cup, Conference League and Europa League across his career.
Ashley Young has delivered one of the most passionate and heartfelt tributes to Villa’s Europa League triumph — placing Emery alongside Ancelotti and Mourinho in the pantheon of European football’s greatest managers.
Aston Villa’s Europa League victory parade takes place in Birmingham on Thursday 21 May, starting at 4:30pm from the Jewellery Quarter and covering 4.5km through the city centre. Here is everything you need to know.
Emiliano Buendia scored a stunning second goal and assisted the third in Villa’s 3-0 Europa League final victory and delivered one of the most emotionally powerful post-match reactions of the entire night in Istanbul.
Unai Emery has delivered an extraordinary post-match reaction after winning his record fifth Europa League title, crediting Austin MacPhee, praising Buendia’s competitive fury, and setting out his vision for Villa’s Champions League future.
Aston Villa captain John McGinn delivered an emotional post-match reaction after their Europa League win, describing it as the culmination of a seven-year rebuild. He praised the club’s transformation, credited set-piece coach Austin MacPhee, and paid tribute to supporters who followed Villa through difficult Championship years. McGinn also called it the proudest night of his career, highlighting the journey from struggle to European champions.
Ollie Watkins and Morgan Rogers have delivered raw and emotional post-match reactions after Villa’s Europa League final triumph, with Watkins singling out Lindelöf as his player of the match and Rogers admitting he’s “tired but not that tired.”
Youri Tielemans has delivered a raw and emotional reaction after scoring in Villa’s Europa League final victory crediting the fans, the staff, and a corner routine practiced just once on Monday morning. Here’s everything he said.
François Letexier handed out three yellow cards in just 21 minutes of the Europa League final: here is everything you need to know about the French referee controlling one of the biggest occasions in European football.
Youri Tielemans’ thunderous volley and Emiliano Buendia’s curling masterpiece have put Villa 2-0 up at half-time in the Europa League final, here are the ratings from an extraordinary first 45 minutes in Istanbul.
Stiliyan Petrov has delivered an emotional and passionate pre-final message ahead of tonight’s Europa League showdown — insisting that if Villa deliver the performance, “there is no stopping them.”
