Aston Villa reach the Europa League final after a comprehensive second-leg victory over Nottingham Forest, extending their progress from the semi-finals to secure a first major European final since 1982. In the match, Emiliano Buendía gives Villa the lead from the penalty spot shortly before the hour mark. John McGinn then scores two similar first-time finishes within a five-minute spell to put the tie beyond Forest. Villa’s win ends a run of unbeaten results for Forest and extinguishes their hopes of winning silverware, despite the club likely remaining in the Premier League. The outcome also leaves Unai Emery’s team one step closer to a potential record fifth Europa League title. Villa are set to play Freiburg in Istanbul on 20 May, with supporters already looking ahead to the final. The build-up includes the presence of Prince William at the match, who joins celebrations after the result and attends the dressing room afterward.
Aston Villa thrash Nottingham Forest to reach Europa League final against Freiburg
Aston Villa reach the Europa League final after a comprehensive second-leg victory over Nottingham Forest, extending their progress from the semi-finals to secure a first major European final since 19...
- Aston Villa qualify for the Europa League final with a 4-0 semi-final second-leg win over Nottingham Forest.
- Emiliano Buendía scores a penalty for Villa before the hour.
- John McGinn scores two quick, near-identical finishes to effectively end the contest.
- Villa will face Freiburg in the Europa League final in Istanbul on 20 May.
- The defeat ends Forest’s run of unbeaten matches and their hopes of a trophy.
Villa thrash Forest to reach Europa League final‘We didn’t want to leave these games with regrets’John McGinn said Aston Villa took a giant step towards proving they are not “nearly men” after securing their spot in a first European final since 1982 in front of Prince William, who afterwards joined the players in the dressing room.Villa’s captain scored twice late on as Villa romped to a 4-0 Europa League semi-final second-leg win over Nottingham Forest to maintain Unai Emery’s hopes of a record fifth title in the competition. Villa will face Freiburg in Istanbul on 20 May. Continue reading...
17 hours agoIn the end, it was a rout, Aston Villa sailing into their first major European final since 1982. There were fist pumps from Prince William high in the Trinity Road Stand after Emiliano Buendía’s penalty approaching the hour put Villa in command of the tie and then pure delirium as John McGinn buried two near-identical first-time finishes inside five minutes to kill the game. In between serenading Unai Emery, who is hunting a record fifth Europa League title, and drinking in the celebrations, Villa supporters could think about booking flights to Istanbul, where Villa will face Freiburg in search of their first trophy since lifting the League Cup in 1996.For Nottingham Forest, probably safe in the Premier League, defeat extinguished Evangelos Marinakis’s hopes of silverware and represented a hard stop to their 10-game unbeaten run. Continue reading...
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