Aston Villa ended a 30-year wait for major silverware by beating Freiburg 3-0 in the Europa League final. The match began with a cautious first half in which Freiburg frustrated Villa for long periods. Youri Tielemans broke the deadlock in the 41st minute with a volley from a well-crafted set-piece. Emi Buendia doubled the lead seven minutes later with a curling long-range effort into the top-left corner. Morgan Rogers added a third goal, effectively sealing the win. John McGinn described the triumph as the proudest moment of his career, linking it to the club’s recovery after a difficult period and the work that led back to top levels.
"Aston Villa captain John McGinn labelled their Europa League final triumph as the proudest night of his career after they ended a 30-year wait for a major trophy with a 3-0 win over Freiburg."
"The first half was cagey for long periods as Freiburg succeeded in frustrating Villa, until Youri Tielemans broke the deadlock with a stunning volley from a brilliantly crafted set-piece in the 41st minute. Seven minutes later, Emi Buendia doubled the lead with the final kick of the first half, sensationally finding the top-left corner with an outstanding curling effort from long range."
"Morgan Rogers essentially put the game beyond doubt with a far less spectacular effort from Buendia's low near-post delivery, leaving McGinn, whose previous honours came in the Scottish League Cup with St Mirren in 2012-13 and the Scottish Cup with Hibernian in 2015-16, to bask in his greatest achievement in club football."
""I can't believe it to be honest," McGinn told TNT Sports. "What we've been through as a club, this club was close to being in a right bad way seven years ago [when Villa were promoted back to the Premier League via the play-offs]. "V Sports bought the club over. Their one remit was to get it back to the Premier League and back to the levels of before. "Tonight was everything we built coming together.""
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