Europa League: Aston Villa, Freiburg to play final after wins over Nottingham Forest, Braga

Aston Villa on Thursday eliminated Nottingham Forest from the UEFA Europa League semi-final encounter.

Unai Emery’s side won 4-0 against their Premier League rivals at Villa Park to qualify for the final.

Aston Villa progressed to the Europa League final on a 4-1 aggregate victory, having lost the first leg 1-0 last week.

They will now face Freiburg in the Europa League final slated for May 20.

Freiburg had booked their place in the Europa League final after beating Braga 3-1 in the semi-final second leg played at home on Thursday.

The German Bundesliga side progressed to the final on a 4-3 aggregate win, having lost 2-1 in the semi-final first leg.