Freiburg vs Aston Villa

20 May 2026 · Europa League · Final · 2025/26 · Referee François Letexier

Full time 0 – 3

Half-time: 0–2

  • Youri Tielemans 41’
  • Emiliano Buendía 45+3’
  • Morgan Rogers 58’

Match summary

Aston Villa won comfortably, 3-0 away at Freiburg after 90 minutes. Aston Villa led 2-0 at half-time. Aston Villa won the final.

Youri Tielemans put Aston Villa ahead from a corner in the 41st minute, Emiliano Buendía made it 0-2 in first-half stoppage time, and Morgan Rogers made it 0-3 in the 58th minute.

The chances backed that up: Aston Villa created 2.08 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Freiburg's 0.22 from 4.

Match stats

51% Possession 49%
4 Shots 17
2 Shots on target 6
1 Corners 8
66 Attacks 71
28 Dangerous attacks 36
366 Passes 356
84.4% Pass accuracy 86.0%
15 Tackles 10
15 Fouls 15
1 Yellow cards 3
5 Offsides 2

Key events

Freiburg Aston Villa
Kick-off
3’
Morgan RogersShot on target
Philipp Treu
5’
15’
Emiliano Buendía
21’
Matty Cash
Johan ManzambiShot on target
34’
41’
Youri TielemansRight foot shot0-1 (Aston Villa)
45+3’
Emiliano BuendíaLeft foot shot0-2 (Aston Villa)
Half-time0-2
Second half underway
50’
Emiliano BuendíaShot on target
58’
Morgan RogersRight foot shot0-3 (Aston Villa)
Lucas HölerNicolas Höfler
61’
Maximilian RosenfelderPhilipp Lienhart
61’
66’
Amadou OnanaVictor Lindelöf
Jordy MakengoLukas Kübler
73’
Derry ScherhantVincenzo Grifo
73’
Maximilian RosenfelderShot on target
73’
79’
John McGinnShot on target
81’
Jadon SanchoEmiliano Buendía
81’
Ian MaatsenLucas Digne
84’
John McGinn
Christian GünterJan-Niklas Beste
86’
88’
Douglas LuizYouri Tielemans
88’
Tyrone MingsPau Torres
Full-time0-3

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.22 2.08 41’ Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa), 0-1 41’ 45+3’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), 0-2 45+3’ 58’ Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), 0-3 58’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.22 2.08 41’ Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa), 0-1 Tielemans 41’ 45+3’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), 0-2 Buendía 45+3’ 58’ Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), 0-3 Rogers 58’
Freiburg 0.22 xGAston Villa 2.08 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Aston Villa attacking Freiburg attacking 
54’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.48 xG, off target 75’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), open play, 0.46 xG, off target 37’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.24 xG, blocked 58’ Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), open play, 0.16 xG, goal 46’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 48’ Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 37’ Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 47’ Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 70’ Amadou Onana (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 1’ Igor Matanović (Freiburg), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 17’ Nicolas Höfler (Freiburg), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 73’ Maximilian Rosenfelder (Freiburg), set piece, 0.06 xG, saved 41’ Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.05 xG, goal 3’ Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 79’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 48’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 70’ Matty Cash (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 50’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 50’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 34’ Johan Manzambi (Freiburg), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 10’ Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 54’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), set piece, 0.48 xG, off target 75’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), open play, 0.46 xG, off target 37’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.24 xG, blocked 58’ Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), open play, 0.16 xG, goal 46’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 48’ Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 37’ Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 70’ Amadou Onana (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 47’ Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 1’ Igor Matanović (Freiburg), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 17’ Nicolas Höfler (Freiburg), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 73’ Maximilian Rosenfelder (Freiburg), set piece, 0.06 xG, saved 41’ Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.05 xG, goal 3’ Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 79’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 48’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 50’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 70’ Matty Cash (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 50’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 34’ Johan Manzambi (Freiburg), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 10’ Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target
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Lineups

Freiburg 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Atubolu
Kübler 73’
Ginter
Lienhart 61’
Treu
Eggestein
Höfler 61’
Beste 86’
Manzambi
Grifo 73’
Matanović
Aston Villa 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Martínez
Konsa
Torres 88’
Digne 81’
Cash
Lindelöf 66’
Tielemans 88’
Buendía 81’
Rogers
McGinn
Watkins

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Noah Atubolu
90′ 3 3 35 – – – – –
Defenders6 players
Lukas Kübler Taken off
73′ – – –
Matthias Ginter
90′ – – –
Philipp Lienhart Taken off
61′ 1 – – 2 – 44 – – – –
Philipp Treu
90′ – –
Maximilian Rosenfelder Came on as a substitute
29′ 1 1 – 2 – 26 – – – –
Jordy Makengo Came on as a substitute
17′ – – –
Midfielders7 players
Maximilian Eggestein
90′ – – – – –
Nicolas Höfler Taken off
61′ – – 19 – – 3 2 4 3 – –
Jan-Niklas Beste Taken off
86′ – – – – –
Johan Manzambi
90′ – – 27 – – 1 1 5 1 4 –
Vincenzo Grifo Taken off
73′ – – – – –
Lucas Höler Came on as a substitute
29′ – – 7 – – – – 2 – 1 –
Christian Günter Came on as a substitute
4′ – – 1 – – – – – – – –
Forwards2 players
Igor Matanović
90′ – – 1 0.07 – – –
Derry Scherhant Came on as a substitute
17′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists. A blank cell means that figure is not available for that player.

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