After 30 years of waiting for a major trophy, Aston Villa secured a clinical 3–0 victory over Freiburg in the 2025–26 Europa League final on Wednesday evening.
From the start of the competition back in September, the Villans were the favorites to win Europe’s second-most prestigious club competition. They entered the final with the same pressure, expected to comfortably dispatch their Bundesliga opponents, especially after clinching a top-five Premier League finish at the weekend.