Aston Villa vs Freiburg Europa League Final: Kickoff Time and TV Channel

The UEFA Europa League final will be played between Aston Villa and Freiburg at Besiktas Park in Istanbul on May 20, 2026, at 10 PM. TRT 1 will broadcast the match.

The UEFA Europa League champion for the 2025-2026 season will be determined in the final match between England's Aston Villa and Germany's Freiburg, to be played at Besiktas Park in Istanbul at 10 PM on May 20, 2026.

The match will be broadcast live on TRT 1. The French referee François Letexier will oversee the match, with Cyril Mugnier and Mehdi Rahmouni as his assistants. Jerome Brisard will serve as the video assistant referee, and Alejandro Hernandez will be the fourth official.

POTENTIAL LINEUPS

Freiburg: Atubolu, Kübler, Ginter, Lienhart, Treu, Eggestein, Manzambi, Beste, Höler, Grifo, Matanovic

Aston Villa: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Torres, Digne, Lindelöf, Tielemans, McGinn, Rogers, Buendia, Watkins

BOTH TEAMS SEEKING FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP

Aston Villa and Freiburg are both seeking their first UEFA Europa League title. Aston Villa previously won the European Cup in 1981-1982, defeating Bayern Munich 1-0 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. In 1982, they also won the UEFA Super Cup against Barcelona.

This will be Freiburg's first European final appearance in their history.

EMERY AIMS FOR 5TH CUP

Unai Emery, who has won four UEFA Europa League titles, aims to claim a fifth title to secure his record as the most successful manager in the competition's history. Emery has previously won the Europa League with Sevilla in 2014, 2015, and 2016, and with Villarreal in 2021. He lost the final with Arsenal in 2019.

Julian Schuster, at 41, will be making his first final appearance.