Aston Villa's English striker #11 Ollie Watkins heads the ball during the UEFA Europa League final football match between SC Freiburg and Aston Villa at Besiktas Park in Istanbul on May 20, 2026. (Photo by OZAN KOSE / AFP via Getty Images)

Freiburg's German midfielder #27 Nicolas Hoefler reacts next to Aston Villa's Belgian midfielder #08 Youri Tielemans during the UEFA Europa League final football match between SC Freiburg and Aston Villa at Besiktas Park in Istanbul on May 20, 2026. (Photo by Ozan KOSE / AFP via Getty Images)

SC Freiburg's German defender #17 Lukas Kubler heads the ball during the UEFA Europa League final football match between SC Freiburg and Aston Villa at Besiktas Park in Istanbul on May 20, 2026. (Photo by YASIN AKGUL / AFP via Getty Images)

SC Freiburg's German defender #28 Matthias Ginter (R) vies with Aston Villa's English striker #11 Ollie Watkins (C) and Aston Villa's Swedish defender #03 Victor Lindelof (L) during the UEFA Europa League final football match between SC Freiburg and Aston Villa at Besiktas Park in Istanbul on May 20, 2026. (Photo by BERK OZKAN / AFP via Getty Images)

Aston Villa's Argentinian midfielder #10 Emiliano Buendia (R) is shown a yellow card by French referee Francois Letexier during the UEFA Europa League final football match between SC Freiburg and Aston Villa at Besiktas Park in Istanbul on May 20, 2026. (Photo by Andrej ISAKOVIC / AFP via Getty Images)

Players of both teams including Aston Villa's Scottish midfielder #07 John McGinn and Aston Villa's Argentinian goalkeeper #23 Emiliano Martínez come out with the mascots prior to the UEFA Europa League final football match between SC Freiburg and Aston Villa at Besiktas Park in Istanbul on May 20, 2026. (Photo by OZAN KOSE / AFP via Getty Images)

Freiburg's Swiss midfielder #44 Johan Manzambi and Aston Villa's Swedish defender #03 Victor Lindelof fight for the ball during the UEFA Europa League final football match between SC Freiburg and Aston Villa at Besiktas Park in Istanbul on May 20, 2026. (Photo by YASIN AKGUL / AFP via Getty Images)

Aston Villa's Argentinian midfielder #10 Emiliano Buendia (C) is shown a yellow card by French referee Francois Letexier for a foul on Freiburg's German midfielder #19 Jan-Niklas Beste (R) during the UEFA Europa League final football match between SC Freiburg and Aston Villa at Besiktas Park in Istanbul on May 20, 2026. (Photo by Andrej ISAKOVIC / AFP via Getty Images)