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Aston Villa win their first trophy in 30 years.

Jubilant scenes from Istanbul to Birmingham as Unai Emory does it again. Insert line. Just what is it about Emory and this competition? And they did it how Aston Villa do it, scoring great goals from Rain, Yuri Telemans with perhaps his second best cut final goal ever, and then a glorious one from Emmy Buendia. It was a procession after that. Also today, Southampton lose their appeal over Spygate. We'll talk through yesterday's developments, basically any team who's been in a playoff position in the last 200 years trying to work out if they have a case to get in. But it will be Hull versus Middlesbrough on Saturday. Then a Premier League preview, another great opportunity to panic about spurs and wonder if Bournemouth can get into the Champions League. We commence World Cup squad. What's he doing there? Why is he not there? And we

answer your questions. And that's today's Guardian Football Weekly.

On the panel today. Barry Glenn Denning, welcome. Hi, Max. Hello, Lars Siviton.

Hello, Max. Hi, Archie Winn-Tutt. Hi, Max. And for part one, congratulations, Dan Bardell. Thank you, Max. Thank you very much. That's all right. So let's start then. In Istanbul, Villa 3, Freiburg, Nile, in Iemory's fifth Europa League title. 30 years since Villa's last trophy, that League Cup win over lead in 96. Dan, the floor is yours. How was it? I mean, obviously, as you know, Max, I was not there. I made the decision to stay at home and watch it with my dad who would not have been able to travel to Istanbul in his current state. But do I have regret? Absolutely. All my mates are there. He looked like it was absolutely incredible last night,

but just absolutely elated that we've finally ended that trophy drought.

Over 30 years without a trophy feels absolutely incredible.

Like I was watching it with my stepson,

realizing that I was his age 10,

the last time Villa won a trophy last night.

But we made it look easy. In the end, there was not hairy moments, but maybe it was a trophy last night. But we made it look easy.

In the end, there was, well, not hairy moments,

but maybe it was a little bit uncomfortable for the first 40 or so minutes,

but then suddenly Villa remembered what they did in the midpoint of the season

where we just scored worldly after worldy.

And the Tillamond strike is just a thing of beauty.

And then it's followed up by arguably an even better goal from Emmy Bwende,

who I just knew would score because he's popped up with that kind of moment.

All season, and to be honest, at half time, I thought Freiberg looked a little bit down

and out, and I did just think, oh my God, we have done it.

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