Martinez broke finger warming up in UEL final win
Despite fracturing his finger in the warm-up, Aston Villa's Emiliano Martinez started the Europa League final and helped his team beat SC Freiburg in Istanbul.
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Despite fracturing his finger in the warm-up, Aston Villa's Emiliano Martinez started the Europa League final and helped his team beat SC Freiburg in Istanbul.
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Aston Villa aim to emulate their 1982 European Cup triumph as they face Freiburg in the Europa League final at 8pm BST, live from The Guardian.
Aston Villa captured their first European trophy since 1982 with a 3-0 win over Freiburg in the Europa League, as Unai Emery continued his continental mastery.