SC Freiburg 0-3 Aston Villa — Europa League, 20 May 2026
Aston Villa beat SC Freiburg 3-0 in the Europa League Final on 20 May 2026 at Tüpraş Stadyumu, Istanbul. Youri Tielemans, Emiliano Buendía and Morgan Rogers scored for Aston Villa. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below.
· kickoff·Tüpraş Stadyumu · Istanbul·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 5'Foul
- 15'Foul
- 21'Foul
- 0-141'assist: Morgan Rogers
- 0-245'assist: John McGinn
- Half-time0-2
- 0-358'assist: Emiliano Buendía
- 61'
- 61'
- 66'
- 73'out: J. Makengo
- 73'
- 81'
- 81'
- 84'Foul
- 86'
- 88'
- 88'
- Full-time0-3
Player ratings
8.5
Top rated
SC Freiburg
- 7.0Maximilian RosenfelderD
- 6.9Matthias GinterD
- 6.9Jordy MakengoD
- 6.9Igor MatanovićF
- 6.7Noah AtuboluG
- 6.7Lucas HölerF
- 6.7Nicolas HöflerM
- 6.6Johan ManzambiM
- 6.6Maximilian EggesteinM
- 6.5Vincenzo GrifoM
- 6.5Derry ScherhantF
- 6.3Philipp LienhartD
- 6.3Jan-Niklas BesteM
- 5.9Lukas KüblerD
- 5.7Philipp TreuD
Aston Villa
- 8.5Youri TielemansM
- 8.2Emiliano BuendíaM
- 7.9Morgan RogersM
- 7.7John McGinnM
- 7.3Emiliano MartínezG
- 6.9Matthew CashD
- 6.9Ezri KonsaD
- 6.9Oliver WatkinsF
- 6.9Pau TorresD
- 6.7Ian MaatsenD
- 6.7Amadou OnanaM
- 6.7Lucas DigneD
- 6.5Jadon SanchoF
- 6.5Victor LindelöfM
Line-ups
Aston Villa4-2-3-1
SC Freiburg4-2-3-1
Substitutes
SC FreiburgJulian Schuster
Substitutes
- 26M. PhilippF
- 5A. JungD
- 24J. HuthG
- 21F. MullerG
- 30C. Gunter86'D
- 9L. Holer61'F6.7
- 6P. OsterhageM
- 33J. Makengo73'D6.9
- 37M. Rosenfelder61'D7.0
- 7D. Scherhant73'F6.5
- 43B. OgbusD
- 22C. IrieF
Aston VillaUnai Emery
Substitutes
- 19J. Sancho81'F6.5
- 31Leon BaileyF
- 9Harvey ElliottM
- 5Tyrone Mings88'D
- 18Tammy AbrahamF
- 40Marco BizotG
- 21Douglas Luiz88'M
- 22Ian Maatsen81'D6.7
- 24Amadou Onana66'M6.7
- 64James WrightG
- 26Lamare BogardeM
- 16A. GarciaD
Team statistics
51%Possession49%
0.27Expected goals (xG)2.30
4Total shots17
2Shots on target6
2Shots off target6
0Blocked shots5
1Corners8
5Offsides2
15Fouls15
1Yellow cards3
3Goalkeeper saves2
0.29Goals prevented0.29
366Total passes356
309Accurate passes306
84%Pass accuracy86%
SC Freiburg
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maximilian Rosenfelder | 29 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Matthias Ginter | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Jordy Makengo | 17 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Igor Matanović | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6.9 |
| Noah Atubolu | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Lucas Höler | 29 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Nicolas Höfler | 61 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Johan Manzambi | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Maximilian Eggestein | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Vincenzo Grifo | 73 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Derry Scherhant | 17 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Philipp Lienhart | 61 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Jan-Niklas Beste | 86 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Lukas Kübler | 73 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 5.9 |
| Philipp Treu | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 5.7 |
Aston Villa
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youri Tielemans | 88 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | 8.5 |
| Emiliano Buendía | 81 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | – | 8.2 |
| Morgan Rogers | 90 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 7.9 |
| John McGinn | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7.7 |
| Emiliano Martínez | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Matthew Cash | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Ezri Konsa | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Oliver Watkins | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6.9 |
| Pau Torres | 88 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Ian Maatsen | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Amadou Onana | 24 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Lucas Digne | 81 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Jadon Sancho | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Victor Lindelöf | 66 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
Recent Form
SC FreiburgWLWDL
- W16 May 26HRB Leipzig4-1
- L10 May 26AHamburger SV2-3
- W07 May 26HSC Braga3-1
- D03 May 26HVfL Wolfsburg1-1
- L30 Apr 26ASC Braga1-2
Aston VillaWDWLL
- W15 May 26HLiverpool4-2
- D10 May 26ABurnley2-2
- W07 May 26HNottingham Forest4-0
- L03 May 26HTottenham1-2
- L30 Apr 26ANottingham Forest0-1
Final table, Europa League 2025/26
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lyon | 8 | +13 | 21 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 8 | +8 | 21 |
| 3 | FC Midtjylland | 8 | +10 | 19 |
| 4 | Real Betis | 8 | +6 | 17 |
| 5 | FC Porto | 8 | +6 | 17 |
| 6 | SC Braga | 8 | +6 | 17 |
| 7 | SC Freiburg | 8 | +6 | 17 |
| 8 | AS Roma | 8 | +7 | 16 |
| 9 | Genk | 8 | +4 | 16 |
Before and after
SC Freiburg
- Previous: SC Freiburg 4-1 RB Leipzig, 16 May 2026 · Bundesliga
- Next: Motherwell 1-3 SC Freiburg, 20 Aug 2026 · Conference League
Aston Villa
- Previous: Aston Villa 4-2 Liverpool, 15 May 2026 · Premier League
- Next: Manchester City 1-2 Aston Villa, 24 May 2026 · Premier League
Data updated