Aston Villa climbed to the top of Group E in the Europa Conference League after a classy victory against Dutch side AZ Alkmaar at AFAS Stadion. Leon Bailey and Youri Tielemans got Villa off to the perfect start with a goal apiece in the space of 10 first-half minutes.
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The inspectors of the UEFA Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Committee recommend not admitting CA Osasuna to the next edition of the Conference League, after a report delivered to the club this Friday, a decision that is marked by what happened nine years ago with the directive of that time and that the Spanish team will appeal “legally until the last consequences”.
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West Ham ended their 43-year wait for a major trophy as Jarrod Bowen scored a last-minute goal to beat Fiorentina and win the Europa Conference League in Prague. The final seemed to be heading for extra time after Said Benrahma’s second-half penalty was cancelled out just seven minutes later by a well-taken effort from Giacomo Bonaventura.
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Roma won their first major European trophy by beating Feyenoord in the inaugural Europa Conference League final in Tirana. Jose Mourinho’s first season in charge of the Italians ended with a trophy after Nicolo Zaniolo chested down Gianluca Mancini’s lofted pass before beating goalkeeper Justin Bijlow with a clever flick.
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