Villa's journey from Championship football to Europa League winners – reaction

• Europa League final reaction: Aston Villa beat Freiburg 3-0 to end a 30-year trophy drought

• There will be an open-top bus victory parade through Birmingham city centre later – see details here

• Captain John McGinn, who scored in the play-off final when Villa won promotion to the Premier League in 2019, says it is ‘the proudest night of his career’

• It is a watershed moment for the club after ending a three-decade-long wait for a trophy, writes Nick Mashiter

• Villa’s win means that there is still a chance the Premier League could be given an extra Champions League place

Villa’s journey from Championship football to Europa League winners – reaction