Aston Villa will celebrate their Europa League final victory with a parade in Birmingham on Thursday. The team won 3-0 against Freiburg to secure their first major European trophy since 1982. Fans celebrated in Istanbul at the final whistle, and supporters across the world also marked the moment. The parade starts at 16.30 BST on Branston Street in the Jewellery Quarter and travels through Sand Pits, Broad Street and Centenary Square. Three open-top buses will run the route, including a lead blue media bus, a claret players bus, and a blue staff bus. A trophy lift will serve as the parade centerpiece, and screens along the route will allow fans to watch without traveling to specific locations.
"The parade will begin on Branston Street in the Jewellery Quarter at 16.30 BST on Thursday, travelling through Sand Pits, Broad Street and Centenary Square. Aston Villa said fans would not need travel to specific locations in the city, as screens would be positioned throughout the route. The parade will have three open-top buses, with the lead bus dressed in blue, carrying media, followed by a claret bus with the players. A third blue bus carrying staff will complete the convoy."
"A trophy lift will also take place as the centrepiece of the parade, said the club. There will be opportunities for supporters to engage directly with the team throughout the route, it added. Eight thousands fans in the stadium erupted in celebration the moment Aston Villa were announced winners. John in Istanbul told the BBC the win was everything he had dreamed of."
""It was a fantastic win. Absolutely brilliant. It will be remembered for years to come." But fans who were not in the stadium still had their moment. Owusu Boakye Amando, head of Aston Villa supporters in Ghana, told the BBC how fans 4,000 miles away felt. He said: "Yesterday was one of our best moments in life. What a time to support Aston Villa.""
""Around 4pm in the evening, we all chanted songs and cheering up the boys. It was amazing - what a time to be alive." Kevin Evans, from Bilston, said: "It was magical, it's a feeling I can't even describe today. I'm suffering bit - sore throat, headache, but I don't care.""
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