Aston Villa (England) and Freiburg (Germany) have advanced to the Europa League final.
In Birmingham, Aston Villa defeated Nottingham Forest 4-0 (first leg: 0-1). Freiburg overcame Braga 3-1 in Germany (first leg: 1-2). Aston Villa manager Unai Emery has now reached the Europa League final for the sixth time.
In the Conference League, Crystal Palace (England) beat Shakhtar (Ukraine) 3-1 (first leg: 2-1). Rayo Vallecano (Spain) secured a narrow 1-0 away victory over Strasbourg (first leg: 1-0).
The Europa League final will take place on May 20 in Istanbul. The Conference League final is scheduled for May 27 in Leipzig.
**Europa League. Main Tournament. Semi-finals**
*Aston Villa (Birmingham) vs Nottingham Forest (Nottingham) — 4:0*
(1:0)
Goals: Watkins, 36; Buendía, 58 (penalty); McGinn, 77, 80.
*Freiburg (Freiburg) vs Braga (Braga) — 3:1*
(2:0)
Goals: Kübler, 19, 72; Manzambi, 41. — Delgado, 79.
Red card: Dorgeles, 8.
**Conference League. Main Tournament. Semi-finals**
*Crystal Palace (London) vs Shakhtar (Kyiv) — 2:1*
(1:1)
Goals: Pedrinho, 25; Sarr, 52. — Eginaldo, 34.
*Strasbourg (Strasbourg) vs Rayo Vallecano (Madrid) — 0:1*
(0:1)
Goals: Zhuravsky, 42.
Missed penalty: Enciso, 90.