Conwy Borough · Premier League · Midfielder · #0 · Wales · 25 yrs
Kris: This had an end-of-season feel to it, not quite going through the motions, but a few players seemed to have an eye on the World Cup. Morgan Gibbs-White made his point, but it's one that will fall on deaf ears. The focus for us now has to be a settled pre-season and minimal rebuild before another year of Premier League football.
Emi Buendia admits his Europa League heroics justify rejecting moves to leave Aston Villa. The Argentina international scored and set up Morgan Rogers' clinching third goal as Villa swept Freiburg aside in Wednesday's final. The 29-year-old was Villa's man of the match in Istanbul, having scored a brilliant second goal just before half time to put Villa in control.
It was a night of dreams for Aston Villa at Besiktas Park as Youri Tielemans, Emi Buendia and Morgan Rogers showed their mettle in front of goal to secure the club's first piece of major silverware since 1996. Star Sport's back page reads "Villa crack long trophy wait with moments of pure genius", as three completely different goals ensured victory over Freiburg.
