"For a depleted Nottingham Forest, probably safe in the Premier League after an extraordinary spring, defeat extinguished Evangelos Marinakis's pre-season hopes of silverware and represented a hard stop to their 10-game unbeaten run. Forest, without Morgan Gibbs-White, were deflated when Villa seized the lead through Ollie Watkins and flattened when Buendia slotted his spot-kick past Stefan Ortega."
Aston Villa won decisively to reach their first European final since 1982. Emiliano Buendia’s penalty put Villa ahead, followed by John McGinn scoring two near-identical first-time finishes within three minutes to end the tie. Villa supporters celebrated and looked ahead to Istanbul, where Villa will face Freiburg in the Europa League final seeking their first trophy since 1996. Unai Emery is positioned as the Europa League’s dominant figure, and Villa are heavy favourites against a Freiburg side seventh in the Bundesliga. Nottingham Forest’s defeat ended their unbeaten run and dashed hopes of silverware. Freiburg advanced after beating Braga 3-1 at home to win 4-3 on aggregate, aided by a straight red card for Mario Dorgeles early in the match.
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