Freiburg vs Aston Villa LIVE updates: Aston Villa lead 2-0 at halftime of the Europa League final

45+3' Buendía curls a left-footed shot into the top corner for a brilliant Aston Villa goal.

45+3' Aston Villa take a 2-0 lead over Freiburg into halftime.

45' Buendía breaks forward on a counterattack and McGinn gets a touch on the cross, but it deflects off a defender.

45' Three minutes added to the first half.

41' A well-worked Aston Villa corner leads to a cross from Rogers and an excellent volley goal from Tielemans.

38' Mazzambi makes a great run down the left side inside the box, but his cross across goal is too strong.

36' McGinn’s shot inside the box is blocked by Lienhart after a good counterattack involving Buendía and Watkins.

34' Weak right-footed shot from Mazzambi is easily saved by Martínez.

27' The teams are exchanging possession with Aston Villa having more of the ball.

20' Aston Villa's Cash receives a yellow card after a foul

16' A cross into the box finds Freiburg's Höfler, whose left-footed shot inside the area goes just wide

15' Aston Villa's Buendía receives a yellow card after a foul

9' Rogers places a right-footed shot just wide of the goalkeeper’s left post

4' Freiburg's Treu receives a yellow card after a foul

2' Rogers fires from outside the box, but the goalkeeper makes a great save.

The match between Aston Villa and Freiburg begins.

Atubolu; Kübler, Ginter, Lienhart, Treu; Eggestein, Manzambi; Beste, Höfler, Grifo; Matanovic

Martínez; Cash, Konsa, Pau Torres, Digne; Lindelöf, Tielemans; McGinn, Rogers, Buendía; Watkins

The referee of the match is François Letexier.

Aston Villa are fourth in the Premier League, while Freiburg are seventh in the Bundesliga.

The match venue is Tupras Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey. It has a capacity of 42,445.

Welcome to live coverage of the 2025-26 UEFA Europa League final: Aston Villa vs Freiburg.