The Debrief: Aston Villa win the Europa League
Football Daily
BBC
4.3 • 4.6K Ratings
🗓️ 20 May 2026
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
Mark Chapman is joined by Ian Dennis in the stadium in Istanbul, along with Marc Albrighton and Ashley Young, as Aston Villa defeat Freiburg 3-0 to win the Europa League final - their first major European trophy since 1982. Unai Emery delivers another European masterclass to bring silverware back to Villa Park after 44 years.
Plus, we bring you the latest on the Spygate scandal as Southampton’s appeal is rejected and they are officially expelled from the Championship play-off final.
Timecodes: 02:44 - Villa players lift Unai Emery in air 05:51 - Reaction from Unai Emery 11:29 - Villa lift the Europa League 25:41 - Latest on Spygate
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| 0:12.1 | You might. You might. It is called Sightraught with me, Nick Grimshaw. |
| 0:15.2 | And me, Annie Mack. And we talk about the week in music. |
| 0:18.2 | All the news, all the cultural happenings in the UK and beyond. |
| 0:22.2 | And great guests. |
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| 0:29.9 | Everything from my six music breakfast show to Radio 3 Unwind. |
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| 0:40.9 | On the Football Daily podcast, The Debrief with Mark Chapman. |
| 0:46.3 | Hello, welcome to the Football Daily Pod. |
| 0:48.5 | Aston Villa have been crowned Europa League champions. |
| 0:51.0 | They've beaten Fryboat 3-0 in the final to win their first major European |
| 0:55.2 | trophy since 1982. There is an awful lot of dancing going on from fans and players alike. |
| 1:02.2 | Emmy Martinez was stood on one of the electronic advertising boards, hugging those villa fans, |
| 1:08.1 | a couple of them holding him up as well. I mean these, Ashley, |
| 1:12.9 | you'll have seen them on your monitor as well. Ashley Young is with us, Mark Albright and Ian Dennis. |
| 1:17.8 | These are great seats for players and fans alike here. It's incredible. It's absolutely incredible. |
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