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'Mr. Europa League' Unai Emery reaches sixth final as Aston Villa tops Nottingham Forest

The Japan Times·No Author·25 days ago
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Birmingham, England – Four-time Europa League winner ⁠Unai Emery booked an astonishing sixth trip to the final in the competition as a manager on Thursday when his Aston Villa team swept aside Nottingham Forest in the second leg ​of their all-English semifinal. The 54-year-old Spaniard has won ‌three ‌times with Sevilla (2014, 2015, 2016) and once ​with Villarreal (2021) — either side of a defeat with Arsenal (2019) — deservedly earning him the epithet "Mr. Europa League" from ⁠some fans and media. Now he goes to the 2026 final ⁠seeking a fifth title, this time with Aston Villa against Bundesliga side Freiburg. "His track ​record speaks for itself," ⁠said Villa striker Ollie Watkins, heaping praise on his boss as the man ⁠to guarantee ​Europa League success. "We need to go ​and win it now." Emery was delighted with how ​his ‌team overturned a 1-0 deficit to Forest in the first leg of the Europa League semifinal to score four times at home and win ‌4-1 on aggregate.…

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