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europe league<\/span> Specialist Unai Emery is aiming to win a record fifth trophy with three different teams. <\/p>\n

his Aston Villa<\/span> The team will play Freiburg in Istanbul later on Wednesday and will be looking to build on their impressive record in the competition. <\/p>\n

He won Europe’s second trophy three years in a row with Sevilla from 2014 to 2016, and won the title again with Villarreal in 2021.<\/p>\n

Spot a pattern? <\/p>\n

If his club’s fans are hoping for a harbinger of good fortune, this is the third team Emery has led to the Europa League final, and perhaps the third team he has led to glory.<\/p>\n

The Spaniard, who has won back-to-back championships during his coaching career, is not taking anything for granted. <\/p>\n

“I’m not the ‘king’ of this competition,” he said at Tuesday’s pregame press conference. “I’m now entering a new chapter again with Aston Villa. Everything I’ve done is done and of course at that moment it remains.<\/p>\n

“We have to win tomorrow with the players we have now, the Aston Villa we have now, and the people we play tomorrow. This is a new way of doing things, a new moment and hopefully a new era.” <\/p>\n

4th place villa premier league<\/span> The player, who is guaranteed a place in next season’s Champions League, is favorites to beat Freiburg, who are seventh in the Bundesliga and played in Germany’s second division 10 years ago. <\/p>\n

This will be the first European final. <\/p>\n

“It’s very special,” Freiburg coach Julian Schuster said. “I have a lot of confidence in my team. They give me that belief because the quality is very high. I’m not nervous. I have the confidence that I need to play tomorrow with a great team and a great coach.”<\/p>\n

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James Robson is https:\/\/x.com\/James Saran Robson<\/span><\/p>\n

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AP Soccer: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/soccer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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