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SC Freiburg reached the Europa League final for the first time after defeating Sporting Braga 3-1 to complete a 4-3 aggregate comeback. The German club capitalised on Braga’s early red card and will now face Aston Villa in the final in Istanbul.

Aston Villa beat Young Boys 2-1 in the Europa League as Donyell Malen scored twice despite being hit by a cup from the stands. Roma, Lyon, Celtic and Nottingham Forest also registered wins in a busy night of European football

To take on Real Betis in Conference League summit clash

Roma beat Porto 3-2 to reach the Europa League round of 16

Harry Maguire's stoppage-time header salvaged a point for ten-man United in a thrilling match against Porto. United initially surged to a 2-0 lead with goals from Marcus Rashford and Rasmus Hojlund. However, Pepe quickly responded for the hosts, heading in after a save by Andre Onana, and Samu equalized with a powerful header before halftime.

After securing their 20th Serie A title in April with six rounds remaining, Inter approached Sunday's game with a rotated starting line-up.

Because of the continuing conflict between Israel and Hamas, which began on October 7, UEFA has prohibited the hosting of competitions in Israel until further notice.

In the penalty shootout, Manchester City emerged victorious with a 5-4 score against Sevilla, securing their fourth trophy of 2023, as reported by Xinhua

The hosts were reduced to 10 men as Manuel Gulde was sent off for his second yellow card after handling the ball inside the area.

The Spanish side confirmed their recently improved league form, which has seen them win three out of four domestic matches, with another assured display, reports Xinhua news agency.

This is the Spanish club's first major title in their history. Villarreal defeated United 11-10 in penalties to lift the Europa League title.

But it will not be Premier League rivals Arsenal they meet in Poland's Gdansk on May 26, rather Spaniards Villarreal, who are in a first major final after a goalless second leg in London, DPA reports.

Fernandes opened the scoring for United in the ninth minute but Lorenzo Pellegrino levelled with a penalty and Edin Dzeko put Roma ahead in the 34th, DPA reported.

Marcus Rashford's fine goal and a late Bruno Fernandes penalty in Spain last week put the Red Devils in control of the quarter-final tie heading into Thursday's reverse fixture at an empty Old Trafford.

With the tie finely-poised following a 1-1 home draw a week ago, the Gunners put in one of their best showings under Mikel Arteta to win 4-0 in Prague, DPA reported.

United won the first leg of the Europa League quarter-final by 2-0 against Granada. Rashford opened the scoring for visitors as he netted the ball in the 31st minute of the match before the late penalty strike

Midfielder Pogba, on his return from injury, fired in high at the near post in the 49th minute on Thursday to give United the honours in the battle between former European champions, DPA reported.

AC Milan defender Simon Kjær capitalised on poor defending to head in a corner in the 92nd minute to give the Italian side a slight advantage ahead of the second leg next week

Aubameyang scored twice for Arsenal, including the decisive 87th-minute winner just as the Gunners were poised to go out on the away goals rule despite playing both games abroad

The teenage forward replaced Mason Greenwood in the 76th minute of United's 0-0 draw with Real Sociedad at Old Trafford. As a result, he became the club's youngest ever player in a European match, at the age of 17 years and 23 days.