Aston Villa crowned UEFA Europa League champions

The English side, which won the match 3-0 at Tüpraş Stadium with goals from Tielemans, Buendia, and Rogers, secured its first European trophy in 1982.

Aston Villa, which won the biggest club trophy in Europe by defeating German side Bayern Munich 1-0 in the European Cup held in the Netherlands, also became the owner of the UEFA Super Cup the following season by overcoming Barcelona.

Returning from Istanbul with the 'Cup 2', Aston Villa won its first-ever UEFA Europa League title, bringing its total number of European trophies to 3.

Emery is the greatest in the UEFA Europa League for the 5th time

Aston Villa manager Unai Emery, who arrived in Istanbul as the manager with the most UEFA Europa League titles, lifted the trophy for the 5th time in the competition.

Emery, who achieved all 4 of his previous titles with Spanish teams, won with Sevilla in 2014, 2015, and 2016, and reached the happy ending with Villarreal in 2021.

The experienced manager lost the 2019 final he played with Arsenal to Chelsea 4-1.

The English remain undefeated in Istanbul finals

The side that left Istanbul victorious, which hosted a UEFA final for the fifth time, was once again the English.

In 4 of the finals held in Istanbul, English teams have reached the happy ending.

Istanbul, which has hosted the final of the UEFA Champions League, the number 1 organization of European football, and the UEFA Europa League twice each, has also hosted the UEFA Super Cup once.

Liverpool, which played in 2 finals in Istanbul, won the 2005 UEFA Champions League final as well as the UEFA Super Cup match played in 2019.

Manchester City took home its first-ever UEFA Champions League trophy by defeating Italian side Inter 1-0.

English teams were only absent from the UEFA Cup final played between Shakhtar Donetsk and Werder Bremen in 2009.

English teams have played the most finals in the UEFA Europa League

Following the match between Aston Villa and German side Freiburg, the title of the team that has played the most finals in the UEFA Europa League passed to the English.

With this final, the English have played 20 finals in the UEFA Europa League, taking the top spot from the Spanish, who have 19.

Freiburg brought Germany's total number of finals to 16.

Prince William of Wales also watched

Prince William of Wales also followed the UEFA Europa League final.

Watching the match from his designated box with his delegation, William showed great joy at the goals scored by Aston Villa.