On Wednesday, May 20, after Dynamo Kyiv's victory in the Ukrainian Cup at the Besiktas Park arena in Istanbul, Turkey, the winner of the 2025/2026 Europa League was determined.
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Europa League. Final
Freiburg (Germany) – Aston Villa (England) – 0:3 (Tielemans, 41, Buendia, 45+4, Rodgers, 58).
The decisive match for the 17-kilogram trophy pitted the 7th-ranked team of the German Bundesliga, Freiburg, against Prince William's favorite club, Aston Villa, which is in 4th place in the Premier League (a member of the royal family personally supported the Birmingham team on the banks of the Bosphorus).
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Already in the first half, the team from Foggy Albion, thanks to the efforts of Belgian Tielemans and Argentine Buendia, upset their opponent twice, and with a goal from Englishman Rodgers after the break, they brought things to a crushing victory – 3:0.
Aston Villa won the European Cup trophy after 44 years (in 1982, the Birmingham team won the European Champions Cup and the European Super Cup) and will contest the UEFA Super Cup on August 12 at the Red Bull Arena in Wals-Siezenheim, Austria, against the winner of the Champions League final, Arsenal – PSG.
By the way, Aston Villa's Spanish coach Unai Emery, who is called the King of the Europa League, won the tournament for the 5th (!) time in his career. Before his success with Birmingham, he won the trophy three times with Sevilla and once with Villarreal.
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Previously, “FACTS” reported that Luzhny and Zinchenko's former club won the English Premier League after 22 years.
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