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.