Forgotten Aston Villa player on verge of football history after Europa League final win<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Forgotten Aston Villa player on verge of football history after Europa League final win<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Aston Villa defeated Freiburg 3-0 to win the Europa League final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A forgotten player remains in line to create an incredible piece of football history following Aston Villa’s 3-0 win against Freiburg in the Europa League final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Villa went 2-0 up at half-time in Istanbul through a pair of stunning strikes from Youri Tielemans and Emiliano Buendia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Morgan Rogers then made it 3-0 to Unai Emery’s side on 57 minutes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gout Gout and Noah Lyles perform block startVilla controlled much of the contest against their German opposition, and have won their first major trophy since 1996.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Emery also equals the record as the most successful manager in Europa League history, winning the competition on no fewer than five occasions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But the win could also become extremely significant, for a totally different reason, for one player in particular.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Aston Villa player closes in \/ misses out on European history<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One player who was not involved at Besiktas Park was Ivory Coast international forward Evann Guessand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Guessand was one of only two permanent senior signings made by Villa last summer, joining the club from Reims for an initial fee of \u00a330.5 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But the forward was loaned out to Crystal Palace in January, and has spent the second half of the season at Selhurst Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Guessand has made five appearances for Palace in helping them to reach the Conference League final, where they take on Spanish side Rayo Vallecano next Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 24-year-old also made seven appearances for Villa during the Europa League group stages, scoring two goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Evann Guessand has made 12 appearances across multiple European competitions this season <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Evann Guessand has made 12 appearances across multiple European competitions this season <\/p>\n\n\n\n
That meant he would be eligible for a Europa League and Conference League winners’ medal, having made enough appearances across both competitions to qualify.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
No player in European football history has ever won two continental competitions in the same season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Guessand suffered a knee injury during the Conference League quarter-final against Fiorentina in March, but returned to action as a stoppage time substitute in Sunday’s 2-2 draw against Brentford.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 24-year-old is reportedly set to sign permanently this summer for Palace, who remain on the lookout for a replacement for departing manager Oliver Glasner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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