Aston Villa crushes Forest and advances to the Europa League final.

2026-05-08 00:01 © AFP

Unai Emery, who has triumphed in the Europa League four times, is close to his fifth triumph.

Aston Villa crushed Nottingham Forest 4-0 at home and advanced to the Europa League final (aggregate score 4-1).

In the 36th minute, Ollie Watkins equalized the series score.

A penalty was awarded in the 56th minute, which Emiliano Buendía converted.

In the 77th and 80th minutes, John McGinn sealed the series with his goals.

In the other semifinal, Freiburg defeated the Braga team. The second match ended 3-1 in favor of the Germans, with an aggregate score of 4-3.

The Europa League final between these two teams will take place on May 20. The venue is Turkey, Istanbul.