Aston Villa trounced Freiburg 3-0 in the final of this season’s UEFA Europa League final in Istanbul on Wednesday night.
The last time Villa won an European title was in 1982, when they pipped Bayern Munich 1-0 in the Champions League final.
Also, the dominant win against the Bundesliga side ended the Midlands club’s 30-year wait for a trophy.
After falling short in the Conference League semi-finals and Champions League last-eight over recent times, Unai Emery brought European success back to Villa Park at the third time of asking.
Villa’s quality shone through with a pair of unstoppable strikes at the end of the first half from Youri Tielemans and Emiliano Buendia.
They started to flex their muscles and Morgan Rogers added a third which sparked jubilant scenes on the final whistle.
