Aston Villa will hope to win their first trophy in 30 years when they face Freiburg in the Europa League final in Istanbul.Villa have not claimed a major piece of silverware since lifting the EFL Cup in 1996.But they are the heavy favourites for Europa League glory as manager Unai Emery looks to win the competition for the fifth time in his career.101GreatGoals has the full team news.Table of ContentsFreiburg team newsAston Villa team newsWhere to watch Freiburg v Aston Villa: TV and online streamsStats for Freiburg v Aston VillaFreiburg team newsFreiburg boss Julian Schuster goes with the same XI that clinched their place in the final by beating Braga in the semi-final second leg.Schusters men beat RB Leipzig 4-1 to round off their Bundesliga campaign and clinch a place in next seasons Conference League.The XI for the final features two changes from that side, with Lukas Kubler and Vincenzo Grifo coming in for Jordy Makengo and Derry Scherhant.Freiburg: Atubolu; Kubler, Ginter, Lienhart, Treu; Eggestein, Hofler; Beste, Manzambi, Grifo; Matanovic.Freiburg substitutes: Muller, Huth, Jung, Osterhage, Scherhant, Holer, Irie, Philipp, Gunter, Makengo, Rosenfelder, Ogbus.Aston Villa team newsEmery sticks with the side that beat Liverpool 4-2 last time out, as he names an unchanged starting XI.Aston Villa: Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Lindelof, Torres, Digne; McGinn, Rogers, Tielemans, Buendia; Watkins.Aston Villa substitutes: Bizot, Wright, Mings, Elliott, Garcia, Abraham, Sancho, Douglas Luiz, Maatsen, Onana, Bogarde, Bailey.Where to watch Freiburg v Aston Villa: TV and online streamsFreiburg versus Aston Villa kicks off on Wednesday night at 8pm UK time. You can watch it on TNT Sports and stream via the HBO Max app.If you dont live in the UK, clickHEREto find out where to watch the game in your region.Stats for Freiburg v Aston VillaThis is the first meeting between the two teamsAston Villa have won four of six previous clashes with German teams in European competitionThis is Freiburgs seventh European campaign, including qualifying, all in the UEFA Cup/Europa LeagueFreiburg are the third different German team to reach the Europa League final in the last five seasons after Eintracht Frankfurt and Bayer LeverkusenOnly two of Freiburgs last 36 European matches has finished goallessAston Villa are the top scorers in the Europa League this season with 28 goals three more than second-placed FreiburgUnai Emery is aiming to be the first coach to win the competition with three different clubs Topics Aston Villa F.C. Europa League SC Freiburg Add us as a preferred source on Google If you enjoy reading this article, you can help support our independent football journalism by adding 101 Great Goals as a preferred source You Should Also Read Freiburg v Aston Villa: Preview, predicted line-ups & where to watch Europa League final Jon Fisher 20th May, 2026 Aston Villa 4-2 Liverpool: Report, result and goals as Villans confirm Champions League spot Mitch Fretton 15th May, 2026 WATCH: Rogers gives Aston Villa lead over Liverpool Mitch Fretton 15th May, 2026 LIVE Aston Villa v Liverpool: Commentary, updates, goals and stats with Champions League qualification on the line Jon Fisher 15th May, 2026 Aston Villa vs Liverpool: Line-ups confirmed for Premier League clash as Salah returns Mitch Fretton 15th May, 2026 Emery slams embarassing Elliott loan as Aston Villa reject set to make Liverpool return Mitch Fretton 14th May, 2026
