U. Emery: "The Europa League title makes us proud"

2026-05-21 14:49 © AFP

Birmingham's Aston Villa club defeated Freiburg in the UEFA Europa League final with a score of 3:0.

The head coach of Villa, Unai Emery, did not hide his joy about winning the title:

"This final confirms the progress we are making. It is very important.

Of course, my dream was to play in Europe and win trophies. We played in the Conference League semifinals and the Champions League quarterfinals."

This team won the European champion title in 1982. The fight for the title gives meaning to everything we do.

We are improving because we are playing in finals and winning titles.

This achievement makes us very happy and proud. But we do not intend to stop."

Unai Emery has won his fifth UEFA Europa League title in his career.

Before this, the Spaniard triumphed three times with Sevilla and once with Villarreal.

Birmingham's Aston Villa is in fourth place in the English Championship with 62 points.