Here are the official starting lineups for both S.C. Freiburg and Aston Villa F.C. for their Europa League final clash on 20 May 2026 in Istanbul (official attendance 37.324). Freiburg FC lost 0:3 to AVFC as Unai Emery claimed yet another Europa League title as manager.
SC Freiburg vs Aston Villa starting lineups & substitutes used EL Final 2026
Atubolu (GK)
Kubler (Makengo 73), Ginter, Lienhart (Rosenfelder 61), Treu
Eggstein, Hofler (Holer 61)
Beste (Gunter 86), Manzambi, Grifo (Scherhant 73)
Matanovic
AVFC playing XI vs SCF Europa League final May 2026
Emi Martinez (GK)
Cash, Konsa, Pau Torres (Mings 88), Digne (Maatsen 81)
Lindelof (Onana 66), Tielemans (Douglas Luiz 88)
McGinn, Rogers, Buendia (Sancho 81)
Watkins
SC Freiburg vs Aston Villa 0:3 Match Timeline Europa League Final 2026
0:1 Tielemans goal 41 (assist Rogers)
0:2 Buendia goal 45+3 (assist McGinn)
0:3 Rogers goal 58 (assist Buendia)
Despite losing 0:3, SC Freiburg had slightly more possession (52%) than Aston Villa (48%) in the 2026 Europa League final.
Aston Villa had 17 total shots to SC Freiburg’s 4 in the 2026 UEL final.