Aston Villa demolished Nottingham Forest 4-0 at Villa Park to win 4-1 on aggregate and charge into the Europa League final, edging closer to ending a 30-year major trophy drought. Ollie Watkins, Emiliano Buendia and a late John McGinn double completed a comeback from last week's 1-0 first-leg defeat.
Unai Emery's side will face Bundesliga outfit Freiburg in Istanbul on 20 May, with the Spaniard chasing a record fifth Europa League title. Victory in Turkey would deliver Villa's first major silverware since the 1996 League Cup and could yet secure a Champions League berth.
A Frenzied Villa Park Sets the Tone
Attacking the Holte End from the outset, Villa whipped up a supercharged atmosphere, claret and blue flags draped across every seat in the home end. Prince William watched from high in the Trinity Road Stand, his fist pumps later matched by pure delirium in the stands.