Aston Villa have reached the Europa League final after a 4-0 home win over Nottingham Forest in the second-leg of their semifinal this morning.
Unai Emery’s side advance 4-1 on aggregate and will next face Freiburg, who overcame Braga 4-3 over both semifinal legs.
This will be Villa’s first appearance in a European final in 44 years.
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Meanwhile, Crystal Palace are through to their first ever European final, beating Shakhtar Donetsk 2-1 in the second-leg of their Conference League semifinal to come away 5-2 winners on aggregate.
They will next face Rayo Vallecano later this month.
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Real Madrid’s Federico Valverde has been taken to hospital with a suspected concussion, after an alleged dressing room altercation with teammate Aurelien Tchouameni.
The incident comes just three days before Real’s potential La Liga title decider against Barcelona.
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In other developments…
Arsenal, Liverpool and Barcelona are all reportedly on high alert, amid reports that striker Bradley Barcola is looking to leave PSG this summer.
And, McLaren F1 CEO Zak Brown has rubbished suggestions to swap Oscar Piastri with unsettled Red Bull star Max Verstappen saying he’s happy with his current driver lineup.
