‘It will go down in history’ – Morgan Rogers on Aston Villa’s Europa League triumph | OneFootball

Aston Villa attacker Morgan Rogers has insisted that his side’s Europa League success ‘will go down in history’.

Villa defeated Freiburg 3-0 in the Europa League final, ending their 30-year wait for a major trophy. Manager Unai Emery triumphed in the competition for a record fifth time.

“It’s hard to put into words, we’ve worked so hard for this,” Rogers told TNT Sports after the game. “We knew we had one more game to give it our all and we all delivered, we came through. 

“Great moment for the fans, great moment for the club. It will go down in history, it’s a great moment.”

Rogers assisted the first goal of the night before going on to score himself in the second half. He continued: “The managers been banging on to me about getting more easy goals and to get into the box. Happy I could get there and get a toe on it to score. So yeah, happy.

“It was all worth it in the end. I try to give my all and give the best I’ve got.”

It was Youri Tielemans, who set Villa on their way with a fantastic volley shortly before half-time. The goal came from a well-worked short corner routine.

The Belgian midfielder said: “I feel amazing. My voice is a bit gone but it’s all good. We put in a shift, a top performance, we had a great season and to top it off with this, it’s amazing.

“We only had one day to practise it, we did it on Monday and it worked brilliantly tonight. So happy.”

“Like I said, it’s amazing. It’s been a season with a lot of ups and downs.

“We started so so bad, our standards were really poor. The way we turned things around was great. Credit to the players, credit to the staff. We just kept working, kept believing and we got the win in the end. Champions League next season and a trophy.”