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Aston Villa fans light flares and chant as they gather in the streets of Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, May 19, 2026, ahead of the Europa League final soccer match between Freiburg and Aston Villa. (AP Photo) (Uncredited\/AP)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

Europa League<\/a> specialist Unai Emery is aiming to win the trophy for a record-extending fifth time and with a third different team.<\/p>

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His Aston Villa<\/a> team faces Freiburg in Istanbul later on Wednesday when he can further enhance his remarkable record in the competition.<\/p>\n

Having won Europe\u2019s secondary trophy three years running with Sevilla from 2014-16, he then lifted it again with Villarreal in 2021.<\/p>\n

Spot a pattern?<\/p>\n

If his club\u2019s fans are looking for a lucky omen, this is the third team with Villa in its name that Emery has guided to the Europa League final and perhaps the third that he will lead to glory.<\/p>\n

Not that the Spaniard, who has been a serial winner during his coaching career, is taking anything for granted.<\/p>

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\u201cI am not a \u2018king\u2019 in this competition,\u201d he said during his pre-match news conference on Tuesday. \u201cI am now, again, with Aston Villa in a new chapter. Everything I did is done, and of course, it\u2019s there in that moment.<\/p>\n

\u201cI need to win tomorrow with the players we have now, with Aston Villa now, with the opponent we will face tomorrow now. It\u2019s a new way, a new moment, and hopefully a new era.\u201d<\/p>\n

Villa, which is fourth in the Premier League<\/a> and guaranteed to qualify for next season\u2019s Champions League, is favorite to beat a Freiburg team that is seventh in the Bundesliga and 10 years ago was playing in Germany\u2019s second division.<\/p>\n

This is its first European final.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is very special,\u201d Freiburg coach Julian Schuster said. \u201cI have so much confidence in my team, and they give me that belief because there\u2019s so much quality. I am not nervous, we have the confidence we need to play a great team and a great coach tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>

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AP soccer: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/soccer<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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