India, May 21 -- Aston Villa enjoyed a stellar evening as they defeated Freiburg 3-0 in a one-sided Europa League Final to end a 44-year continental drought on Wednesday (May 20). Playing against Freiburg in Istanbul, Aston Villa took a 2-0 lead at the break before a third goal in the second half to seal a memorable win. The win was the club's first continental triumph since beating Bayern Munich in the 1982 European Cup final.

Aston Villa lift Europa League

Youri Tielemans opened the scoring for Aston Villa after 41 minutes, striking home a crisp, low volley from a Morgan Rogers corner. The English side doubled their lead in first-half stoppage time when captain John McGinn won possession to set up Emiliano Buendia, who curled a stunni...