Aston Villa were crowned Europa League champions after a dominant 3-0 victory over Freiburg at Besiktas Park in Istanbul, ending a 30-year trophy drought and returning the club to the summit of European football 44 years after their European Cup triumph.
First-half strikes from Youri Tielemans and Emi Buendia put Unai Emery's side in command before Morgan Rogers added a third just before the hour to seal a comprehensive win and hand Emery a record fifth Europa League title.
Freiburg's Bright Start Fades
Freiburg, contesting comfortably the biggest occasion in their 121-year history, began with intent. Noah Atubolu kept out an early Morgan Rogers drive at one end, while at the other Nicolas Hofler — in his final game before retirement — dragged the game's first real chance wide after Pau Torres had headed clear a free-kick.