Aston Villa players and staff shared an unforgettable day with the Villa faithful in Birmingham on Thursday, parading their UEFA Europa League trophy around the city.
Aston Villa’s current crop wrote their names into club folklore on Wednesday night, defeating SC Freiburg 3-0 to clinch glory in the UEFA Europa League.
Emi Martínez lauded an “outstanding” Aston Villa achievement, after he and his teammates claimed the club’s first piece of silverware in three decades.
John McGinn admitted it was “the proudest moment and night of my career so far” after becoming only the second Aston Villa captain to lift a major European trophy.
Aston Villa is delighted to announce plans for an open-top bus victory parade through Birmingham city centre tomorrow, Thursday, May 21, following tonight’s UEFA Europa League final triumph in Istanbul.