{"id":2494,"date":"2026-05-21T03:47:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T03:47:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/betreview.net\/?p=2494"},"modified":"2026-05-21T03:47:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T03:47:24","slug":"aston-villa-the-unai-emery-europa-league-record-that-puts-him-alongside-pantheon-of-managerial-greats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betreview.net\/?p=2494","title":{"rendered":"Aston Villa: The Unai Emery Europa League record that puts him alongside pantheon of managerial greats"},"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\/unai-emery\">Unai Emery<\/a> has joined an elite group of European managers after guiding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/aston-villa\">Aston Villa<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/europa-league\">Europa League<\/a> success.<\/p>\n<p>Tonight saw the Spaniard become only the fourth manager to win five European trophies after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/giovanni-trapattoni\">Giovanni Trapattoni<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/carlo-ancelotti\">Carlo Ancelotti<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/jose-mourinho\">Jose Mourinho<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Here is how Emery did it.<\/p>\n<p><h2>Unai Emery<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>The 54-year-old Basque has extended his record of Europa League wins as a manager to five following his previous successes with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/sevilla\">Sevilla<\/a> (2014, 2015, 2016) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/villarreal\">Villarreal<\/a> (2021). He is only the second manager to win a single major European tournament at least five times, after Ancelotti, while his six finals \u2013 he was a Europa League runner-up with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/arsenal\">Arsenal<\/a> in 2019 \u2013 matches Ancelotti, Sir <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/alex-ferguson\">Alex Ferguson<\/a> and Mourinho and ranks behind only Trapattoni. Emery is also the first manager to win the UEFA Cup or Europa League with three different clubs.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-awdjp1-2 cbpRGD sc-awdjp1-3 image align-center\">\n<figure class=\"sc-1cbdeug-0 cXcwgU\">\n<div data-gallery-length=\"2\" class=\"sc-awdjp1-0 gQjWBb\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2026\/05\/20\/22\/2277355124..\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2026\/05\/20\/22\/2277355124..?quality=75&amp;width=320&amp;auto=webp 320w, https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2026\/05\/20\/22\/2277355124..?quality=75&amp;width=640&amp;auto=webp 640w\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-1cbdeug-1 sc-1cbdeug-3 YlsWU hgzWpY\"><span class=\"sc-1cbdeug-7 gjqsiM\">(<!-- -->Alex Grimm\/Getty Images<!-- -->)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><h2>Giovanni Trapattoni<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/italy\">Italy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/republic-of-ireland\">Republic of Ireland<\/a> boss Trapattoni, 87, reached a record seven major European club finals as a manager, winning five. He guided <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/juventus\">Juventus<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/european-cup\">European Cup<\/a> glory in 1985 and won the Cup Winners\u2019 Cup (1984), plus the UEFA Cup on two occasions (1977 and 1993) with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/turin\">Turin<\/a> giants. He also won the UEFA Cup with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/inter-milan\">Inter Milan<\/a> in 1991. He lost the 1974 Cup Winners\u2019 Cup final as interim manager of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/ac-milan\">AC Milan<\/a> to Magdeburg and his Juve side were beaten by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/hamburg\">Hamburg<\/a> in the 1983 European Cup final.<\/p>\n<p><h2>Carlo Ancelotti<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Brazil head coach Ancelotti is the only manager to win the Champions League five times, securing the trophy twice with AC Milan (2003, 2007) and on three occasions with Real Madrid (2014, 2022, 2024). The 66-year-old also led Milan to the 2005 Champions League final where they lost out to Liverpool on penalties.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-awdjp1-2 cbpRGD sc-awdjp1-3 image align-center\">\n<figure class=\"sc-1cbdeug-0 cXcwgU\">\n<div data-gallery-length=\"2\" class=\"sc-awdjp1-0 jxXaSm\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/05\/12\/14\/cb2aac9dbb532c67d748bc34dcb6540cY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzQ3MTQyNzU5-2.76389658.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/05\/12\/14\/cb2aac9dbb532c67d748bc34dcb6540cY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzQ3MTQyNzU5-2.76389658.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=320&amp;auto=webp 320w, https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/05\/12\/14\/cb2aac9dbb532c67d748bc34dcb6540cY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzQ3MTQyNzU5-2.76389658.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=640&amp;auto=webp 640w\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Ancelotti has won the Champions League a record five times\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-1cbdeug-1 sc-1cbdeug-3 YlsWU hgzWpY\">Ancelotti has won the Champions League a record five times<span class=\"sc-1cbdeug-7 gjqsiM\"> <!-- -->(<!-- -->Nick Potts\/PA<!-- -->)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><h2>Jose Mourinho<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>The 63-year-old won the UEFA Cup with first club Porto in 2003 and steered them to Champions League glory in 2004 before winning Europe\u2019s premier club competition for a second time with Inter Milan in 2010. Mourinho also triumphed in the Europa League with Manchester United in 2017 and won his fifth European trophy while in charge of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/roma\">Roma<\/a>, who lifted the inaugural <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/conference-league\">Conference League<\/a> in 2022. The Portuguese appeared in his sixth major European final when Roma lost on penalties to Sevilla in the Europa League showpiece in 2023.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2495,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2494","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/betreview.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/download.-11.jpeg",1200,800,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/betreview.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/download.-11-150x150.jpeg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/betreview.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/download.-11-300x200.jpeg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/betreview.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/download.-11-768x512.jpeg",640,427,true],"large":["https:\/\/betreview.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/download.-11-1024x683.jpeg",640,427,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/betreview.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/download.-11.jpeg",1200,800,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/betreview.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/download.-11.jpeg",1200,800,false],"covernews-slider-full":["https:\/\/betreview.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/download.-11-1115x715.jpeg",1115,715,true],"covernews-slider-center":["https:\/\/betreview.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/download.-11-800x500.jpeg",800,500,true],"covernews-featured":["https:\/\/betreview.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/download.-11-1024x683.jpeg",1024,683,true],"covernews-medium":["https:\/\/betreview.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/download.-11-540x340.jpeg",540,340,true],"covernews-medium-square":["https:\/\/betreview.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/download.-11-400x250.jpeg",400,250,true]},"author_info":{"display_name":"admin","author_link":"https:\/\/betreview.net\/?author=1"},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/betreview.net\/?cat=6\" rel=\"category\">Sports<\/a>","tag_info":"Sports","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/betreview.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2494","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/betreview.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/betreview.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betreview.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betreview.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2494"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/betreview.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2494\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betreview.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2495"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/betreview.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2494"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betreview.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2494"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betreview.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2494"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}