Europa and Conference League finalists confirmed
Aston Villa qualified for the Europa League final after defeating Nottingham Forest 4-0 in the second leg, overturning a 1-0 first-leg deficit. John McGinn scored twice in 156 seconds for Villa, with other goals from Ollie Watkins and Emiliano Buendia. They will face Freiburg, who beat Braga 3-1, in the final in Istanbul on May 20. In the Conference League, Crystal Palace reached the final by defeating Shakhtar Donetsk 2-1, while Rayo Vallecano advanced after a 1-0 victory against Strasbourg. The Conference League final will take place on May 27 at the Red Bull Arena in Leipzig. These matches mark the first major European final appearances for both Crystal Palace and Rayo Vallecano.