Aston Villa face Freiburg in Istanbul this evening with the Europa League title on the line. Unai Emery’s side started the season slowly, but with a seasoned Europa League specialist in the dugout have hit form at the perfect time and are odds-on to clinch a first European title since they won the Intertoto Cup in 2001.

Unai Emery faces another date with destiny.

It was recently confirmed that the Premier League will be given a European Performance Spot in the Champions League as reward for English clubs' collective progress in European competition this season...