Aston Villa faced off against Freiburg at Besiktas Park earlier tonight as they hoped to secure a good result in the UEFA Europa League final. The Villans made a decent start to the game and scored the opening goal in the 40th minute when Youri Tielemans got his name on the scoresheet. Emiliano Buendia doubled his team’s lead with a great strike in the first half injury-time as Unai Emery’s men went into the half-time break 2-0 up on the scoreline.
Morgan Rogers scored Aston Villa’s third goal in the 57th minute as the West Midlands club secured an impressive 3-0 win in the final.
Let’s take a look at how each Aston Villa player fared during the clash against Freiburg.
GK: Emiliano Martinez – 7/10
He made a few solid saves at the back and did well to secure the clean sheet tonight.
RB: Matty Cash – 7/10
Cash was a positive influence at both ends of the field.
CB: Ezri Konsa – 7/10
He was a rock at the back for his team and deserves credit for restricting the opposition from scoring tonight.
CB: Pau Torres – 6.5/10
The Spaniard cleared the danger when he could and did enough to earn the shutout.
LB: Lucas Digne – 6.5/10
He hardly put a foot wrong defensively but offered very little going forward.
CM: Victor Lindelof – 7/10
Lindelof anchored the midfield well and was good on the ball.
CM: Youri Tielemans – 8/10
He managed to shine at times on both halves and did well to score the opener in the 40th minute.
RW: John McGinn – 7.5/10
McGinn caused a lot of headaches for his marker and managed to secure an assist.
CAM: Morgan Rogers – 8/10
He was a constant menace in the final third and has got a goal and an assist to show for his efforts.
LW: Emiliano Buendia – 9/10
Buendia was the best player on the field tonight. He was unstoppable at times and scored a memorable goal to double his team’s advantage in the dying embers of the first half.
ST: Ollie Watkins – 7/10
He put in a tireless shift in the final third but failed to register a goal.
Substitutes:
CM: Amadou Onana – 6.5/10
He added some energy to Emery’s midfield.
LB: Ian Maatsen – N/A
LW: Jadon Sancho – N/A
CM: Douglas Luiz – N/A
CB: Tyrone Mings – N/A
