{"id":2488,"date":"2026-05-21T02:45:55","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T02:45:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/betreview.net\/?p=2488"},"modified":"2026-05-21T02:45:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T02:45:55","slug":"morgan-rogers-says-aston-villa-will-go-down-in-history-after-europa-league-glory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betreview.net\/?p=2488","title":{"rendered":"Morgan Rogers says Aston Villa will go down in history after Europa League glory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"main\">\n<div class=\"hydrate-root sc-1ihz57b-0\" data-component=\"Newsletter\" data-loading=\"lazy\" data-theme-name=\"independent\">\n<div data-theme-wrapper=\"independent\" style=\"display:contents\">\n<aside class=\"sc-y4bm30-0 jwWhkK newsletter-component sc-1ge0fwe-0\" data-newsletter-key=\"receiveInsideSportNews\">\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-2 kcLSBk\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/static-assets\/images\/newsletters\/InsideSport1_1.png\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Inside Sport\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-1 inRDZn\">\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-3\">\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-4 hfveGa\">\n<p><h3 class=\"sc-y4bm30-5 sc-y4bm30-6 fvoxRM cLEJmn\">Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sport<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"sc-y4bm30-5 sc-y4bm30-8 fvoxRM iTZFOX\">Get our free Inside Sport newsletter<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"sc-y4bm30-5 sc-y4bm30-7 fvoxRM iGYpOF\">Get our free Inside Sport newsletter<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"sc-eaj12q-0 hKcUSR sc-culv3z-0 eifaJK sc-1ix0cah-0 PYnPb sc-y4bm30-10 fUEDPX\"><use href=\"#600f53465147d717\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-2 kcLSBk sc-y4bm30-9 iQYNfz\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/static-assets\/images\/newsletters\/InsideSport1_1.png\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Inside Sport\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/morgan-rogers\">Morgan Rogers<\/a> believes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/aston-villa\">Aston Villa<\/a> will go down in history after winning the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/europa-league\">Europa League<\/a> with a 3-0 triumph against Freiburg to end their 30-year wait for a trophy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/youri-tielemans\">Youri Tielemans<\/a> opened the scoring with an exquisite volley before Emiliano Buendia doubled Villa\u2019s advantage when he scored a wonderful curling effort in first-half stoppage time.<\/p>\n<p>Rogers added a third prior to the hour mark in Istanbul as Unai Emery\u2019s side cruised to an emphatic win to claim their first silverware since the 1996 League Cup, and 44 years after the club saw off Bayern Munich to win the European Cup.<\/p>\n<p>And Rogers told TNT Sports: \u201cIt is hard to put into words. We have worked so hard for this.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe knew we had one more game and we all delivered and we came through. It is a great moment for the fans, a great moment for the club, and it will go down in history.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a great opportunity for us to go and win a trophy, and we were all really excited. We knew our tasks at hand to get the job done and we have done that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The victory marked a fifth Europa League triumph for manager Emery, who is set to guide Villa to a fourth-placed finish in the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>Ollie Watkins said: \u201cIt feels amazing. To perform like that was unbelievable. We really controlled the game and we punished them in the end. It is an unbelievable experience, it\u2019s what you dream of.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSometimes you have ups and downs in a season, but we pulled through, pushed on, qualified for the Champions League, and now this, it\u2019s indescribable.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnai was really calm today. Sometimes in the league games he can be a little bit anxious because he wants us to win, but today he was really calm and that set the tone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ezri Konza paid tribute to the Villa supporters.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cI don\u2019t think it has sunk in yet. I said not long ago how much of a journey it has been at this club, seven years for me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have been through a lot, ups and downs, but to finally bring back some silverware is amazing and something I cannot describe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLook what it means to the fans and to the players and some of us who have been here for so long. And to the fans, who have been thorough thick and thin, this is for them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After lifting the trophy, captain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/john-mcginn\">John McGinn<\/a> revealed the Prince of Wales came to see the players prior to kick-off.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe is a classy guy,\u201d McGinn told TNT. \u201cHe was in the dressing room before the game. 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