English Aston Villa won the European League title for the 2025-2026 season, after defeating German club Freiburg 3-0 in the final match, on Wednesday evening..
Spanish coach Unai Emery led the English team to its first European League title, bringing Aston Villa back to the continental podium for the first time since winning the Champions League in 1982..
Aston Villa has become the 31st team to win the European League title, whether under the old system of the tournament or under its current name, since the 2009-2010 season..
Emery strengthened his record as the most decorated coach in the tournament, after raising his tally to 5 titles, including 3 with Sevilla and a title with Villarreal, before his new achievement with Aston Villa..
Emery played in the sixth major European final in his coaching career, all in the European League, and he is only surpassed in this number by the Italian Giovanni Trapattoni, who played in 7 European finals..
Since the beginning of the 2023-2024 season, no team has achieved a greater number of victories in major European tournaments than Aston Villa, who reached 26 victories..
Jadon Sancho also continued his presence on the continental podiums, after winning a European title for the second season in a row, after winning the Conference League with Chelsea in 2025, then the European League with Aston Villa in 2026..
