SC Freiburg v Aston Villa, 20 May 2026

Score3-0 to Aston Villa
RefereeFrançois Letexier
CompetitionUEFA Europa League Final
VenueTüpraş Stadium, Istanbul
Attendance37,324

View Aston Villa v SC Freiburg head to head

Kick-off: 10.00pm local . Played at Istanbul, Turkey

0 SC Freiburg

Manager: Julian Schuster

3 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

Goals:

Youri Tielemans 41 G
Emi Buendía 45+3 G
Morgan Rogers 58 G

Starting lineup:

Starting lineup:

Emiliano Martínez Goalkeeper
Victor Lindelöf Defender
Pau Torres Defender
Matty Cash Defender/Midfielder
Lucas Digne Defender/Midfielder
Ezri Konsa Defender/Midfielder
Emi Buendía Midfielder
John McGinn Midfielder (captain)
Youri Tielemans Midfielder
Morgan Rogers Midfielder/Forward
Ollie Watkins Forward

Substitutions:

Substitutions:

Amadou Onana for Victor Lindelöf 66
Ian Maatsen for Lucas Digne 81
Jadon Sancho for Emi Buendía 81
Douglas Luiz for Youri Tielemans 88
Tyrone Mings for Pau Torres 88

Cards:

Cards:

Emi Buendía 15 Y
Matty Cash 21 Y
John McGinn 84 Y

On the bench:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marco Bizot
Goalkeeper James Wright
Defender Ian Maatsen
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender/Midfielder Andrés García
Defender/Midfielder Lamare Bogarde
Defender/Midfielder Amadou Onana
Midfielder Leon Bailey
Midfielder Douglas Luiz
Midfielder Harvey Elliott
Midfielder/Forward Jadon Sancho
Forward Tammy Abraham

Comments:

This was the first time that SC Freiburg had reached a UEFA competition Final.

Comments:

This was Aston Villa’s first UEFA competition Final since winning the UEFA European Cup and UEFA Super Cup in 1982. . This was Villa's first major trophy success since lifting the League Cup in 1996. . Manager Unai Emery had now won this competition five times; previously with Sevilla (2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16) and Villarreal (2020-21). He was also a losing finalist with Arsenal (2018-19). . Jadon Sancho had now played in three consecutive UEFA competition finals for three different clubs in three different competitions. Borussia Dortmund (Champions League 2023-24), Chelsea (Conference League 2024-25) and Aston Villa (Europa League 2025-26).

0 SC Freiburg

Manager: Julian Schuster

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Substitutions:

Cards:

On the bench:

Comments:

This was the first time that SC Freiburg had reached a UEFA competition Final.

3 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

Youri Tielemans 41 G
Emi Buendía 45+3 G
Morgan Rogers 58 G

Starting lineup:

Emiliano Martínez Goalkeeper
Victor Lindelöf Defender
Pau Torres Defender
Matty Cash Defender/Midfielder
Lucas Digne Defender/Midfielder
Ezri Konsa Defender/Midfielder
Emi Buendía Midfielder
John McGinn Midfielder (captain)
Youri Tielemans Midfielder
Morgan Rogers Midfielder/Forward
Ollie Watkins Forward

Substitutions:

Amadou Onana for Victor Lindelöf 66
Ian Maatsen for Lucas Digne 81
Jadon Sancho for Emi Buendía 81
Douglas Luiz for Youri Tielemans 88
Tyrone Mings for Pau Torres 88

Cards:

Emi Buendía 15 Y
Matty Cash 21 Y
John McGinn 84 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marco Bizot
Goalkeeper James Wright
Defender Ian Maatsen
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender/Midfielder Andrés García
Defender/Midfielder Lamare Bogarde
Defender/Midfielder Amadou Onana
Midfielder Leon Bailey
Midfielder Douglas Luiz
Midfielder Harvey Elliott
Midfielder/Forward Jadon Sancho
Forward Tammy Abraham

Comments:

This was Aston Villa’s first UEFA competition Final since winning the UEFA European Cup and UEFA Super Cup in 1982. . This was Villa's first major trophy success since lifting the League Cup in 1996. . Manager Unai Emery had now won this competition five times; previously with Sevilla (2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16) and Villarreal (2020-21). He was also a losing finalist with Arsenal (2018-19). . Jadon Sancho had now played in three consecutive UEFA competition finals for three different clubs in three different competitions. Borussia Dortmund (Champions League 2023-24), Chelsea (Conference League 2024-25) and Aston Villa (Europa League 2025-26).