What happened
Aston Villa eliminated Nottingham Forest across two legs to reach the UEFA Europa League final, per Fabrizio Romano. Emiliano Buendía starred in the second leg with a goal and an assist in 86 minutes against Forest. Villa will meet Freiburg in the final.
Why it matters
It is a landmark European night for Villa, who continue a strong continental run alongside their Premier League top-four push. For Forest, the defeat ends a remarkable cup campaign that had run parallel to a five-win league surge to safety. The result also locks in the Europa League final pairing of Aston Villa vs Freiburg.
What to watch
Attention turns to the Europa League final against Freiburg and how Unai Emery rotates ahead of Villa's Premier League top-four run-in. Forest must regroup with European qualification still in play domestically.