Aston Villa and Crystal Palace Reach European Finals

Aston Villa triumphed over Nottingham Forest with a decisive 4-0 victory in the second leg of their Europa League semi-final, concluding the tie with a 4-1 aggregate score. Ollie Watkins opened the scoring in the 36th minute, followed by a double from Emiliano Buendía, and John McGinn capped the night with two goals in three minutes.

Meanwhile, Freiburg secured their place in the Europa League final with a dramatic 3-1 win against SC Braga, edging the tie 4-3 on aggregate. Luka Kübler scored twice, and Johan Manzambi added another, despite Braga reducing to ten men early in the match.

The Europa League final is scheduled for Wednesday, May 20, at the Ikta Stadium in Istanbul. In the Conference League, Crystal Palace continued their impressive European run by defeating Shakhtar Donetsk 2-1, winning 5-2 on aggregate, with an own goal from Pedrinho and a second-half strike from Isma Laar confirming their place in the final against Rayo Vallecano on Wednesday, May 27, at the Red Bull Arena in Leipzig.