Aston Villa-Fribourg, Europa League final, and Rayo Vallecano-Crystal Palace, Conference League final
The Madrid working-class team has entered the first finale of its history by eliminating Strasbourg in semi-finals, while the Aston Villa of the Guipuzcoano Unai Emery has gone back to the Nottingham Forestem.
Rayo Vallecano and Crystal Palace will play on Wednesday, May 27, the final ofthe Conference League to be played in the German city of Leipzig . The Madrid team has eliminated Strasbourg in semi-finals and the English team Shakhtar Donetsk.
Rayo Vallecano will seek his first trophy in the first finale of his history. He also wants Crystal Palace to win the first European championship and was one of the great favorites before the start of the competition.
Rayo Vallecano, with a goal of the Brazilian Alemao at 41 minutes, won this Thursday against Strasbourg in the return match of the semi-finals (0-1). The Madrid team also won 1-0 in the one-way match played last week in Vallecas.
Sixth final for Emery
On the other hand, Unai Emery has done it again. His Aston Villa could win his first Europa League. The Birmingham, after climbing the qualifier against Nottingham Forest (4-0), will face Fribourg in Istanbul , where the Irundarra technician will have a chance to win his fifth UEFA.
Emery will have his sixth final in the Europa League on May 20. So far he has won four, three with Seville and one with Villarreal, and has only lost one against Chelsea.
After losing 1-0 the one-way match at City Grove, Emery came out very angry with the referee's decisions, but his players have turned him around at Villa Park. Emi Buendiahas played great , having scored one goal and scored another.
Likewise, the German Fribourg has played today with one more player since the 7th minute and this Thursday has gone up the round against the Braga , raising the 2-1 of the one-way match and imposing 3-1, qualifying for the first continental final of its history.
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