Forty-four years after beating Bayern Munich to lift the European Cup, Aston Villa have triumphed on the continent once more, and they have Unai Emery to thank for it.
John McGinn revealed that the Aston Villa players were visited by the Prince of Wales ahead of their 3-0 Europa League final win over Freiburg on Wednesday night.
Aston Villa ended their 30-year wait for a trophy as they strolled to an emphatic 3-0 victory over SC Freiburg in the Europa League final in Istanbul.
Sevilla has won more Europa League titles than any other team, with seven trophies. Check out the all-time winners list.
Aston Villa cruised to their first trophy in 30 years in a dominant 3-0 win over SC Freiburg in the Europa League final on Wednesday night in Istanbul.
How are the battles for major honors, Champions League spots and relegation shaping up across the continent? Here's everything you need to know.
Aston Villa boss Unai Emery insists he is not the "king" of the Europa League as he bids to win the competition for a fifth time when his side face Freiburg in the final in Istanbul on Wednesday.
The Prince of Wales was pictured pumping his fists in the air before celebrating with Aston Villa's players after they reached the Europa League final.
Aston Villa manager Unai Emery said the team hit their collective and individual best levels of performance in their 4-0 Europa League semifinal win over Nottingham Forest.
Aston Villa forward Ollie Watkins paid tribute to manager Unai Emery after guiding them to the Europa League final with a resounding win over Nottingham Forest.
Unai Emery's magic touch in the Europa League remains intact as he masterfully guides Aston Villa to Istanbul.
Aston Villa are through to their first European final in 44 years after they thrashed Nottingham Forest 4-0 in the all-English Europa League semifinal to advance 4-1 on aggregate.
Aston Villa boss Unai Emery says it will not be a failure if his side do not win the Europa League.
Nottingham Forest will leave it as late as possible to make a call on whether Morgan Gibbs-White will play in their Europa League semifinal against Aston Villa on Thursday.
Taiwo Awoniyi's stirring display against Chelsea took Nottingham Forest away from this twisting relegation battle (for now), while leaving Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United battling, with three matches to play.
ESPN's Aiman Khalid rates every player after Nottingham Forest's 1-0 victory over Aston Villa in their Europa League semifinal first leg.
| TEAM | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyon | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | +13 | 21 |
| Aston Villa | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | +8 | 21 |
| FC Midtjylland | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | +10 | 19 |
| Real Betis | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | +6 | 17 |
| FC Porto | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | +6 | 17 |
| Braga | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | +6 | 17 |
| SC Freiburg | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | +6 | 17 |
| AS Roma | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | +7 | 16 |
| Racing Genk | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | +4 | 16 |
| Bologna | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | +7 | 15 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | +6 | 15 |
| Ferencvaros | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | +1 | 15 |
| Nottingham Forest | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | +8 | 14 |
| Viktoria Plzen | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 14 |
| Red Star Belgrade | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 14 |
| Celta Vigo | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | +4 | 13 |
| PAOK Salonika | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | +3 | 12 |
| Lille | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | +3 | 12 |
| Fenerbahce | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | +3 | 12 |
| Panathinaikos | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | +2 | 12 |
| Celtic | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 11 |
| Ludogorets Razgrad | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 10 |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 10 |
| SK Brann | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 9 |
| Young Boys | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -6 | 9 |
| SK Sturm Graz | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -6 | 7 |
| FCSB | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -7 | 7 |
| Go Ahead Eagles | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -8 | 7 |
| Feyenoord Rotterdam | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -4 | 6 |
| FC Basel | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -4 | 6 |
| RB Salzburg | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -5 | 6 |
| Rangers | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -9 | 4 |
| Nice | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | -8 | 3 |
| FC Utrecht | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | -10 | 1 |
| Malmö FF | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | -11 | 1 |
| Maccabi Tel-Aviv | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | -20 | 1 |
