How to watch the UEFA Europa League final live on TNT Sports and HBO Max - Date, kick-off time and streaming details

Aston Villa take on Freiburg in the UEFA Europa League final in Istanbul on May 20 after an ultimately convincing 4-1 semi-final aggregate victory over Nottingham Forest.

Chris Wood scored the first leg's only goal from the spot in a raucous all-English affair which involved VAR controversy.

That gave Vitor Pereira's team a slender 1-0 lead to protect, but Unai Emery's side roared back with an emphatic 4-0 win at Villa Park thanks to John McGinn's brace, Emi Buendia's penalty and a strike from Ollie Watkins.

Villa will now look to end a 30-year wait for a major trophy as the club seek to claim a second major European honour, 44 years after winning the first.

This will be Emery's sixth Europa League final, having won four of his previous five.

The only blemish on that record came during his time at Arsenal, losing against Chelsea in 2019.

Their opponents will be Freiburg after the Bundesliga side battled past Braga with a 3-1 win on the night that saw them overturn a 2-1 deficit from the first leg.

Here is everything you need to know about how to watch the Europa League final on TNT Sports and HBO Max. 

The Europa League final between Aston Villa and Freiburg takes place on May 20 at the Tupras Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey. 

You can watch the encounter on TNT Sports 1, Ultimate, and HBO Max, with live coverage from 18:00 UK time ahead of a 20:00 kick-off.

There will be expert analysis from a team including Owen Hargreaves, Fara Williams and Stiliyan Petrov.

You can watch the Europa League final on TNT Sports and HBO Max.

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Should Villa win on Wednesday and finish fifth in the Premier League, then the European Performance Spot - given as a reward for English clubs' progress in continental competition this season - will be given to the team which comes sixth.

That will be of interest to Bournemouth and Brighton & Hove Albion, who both have a chance of finishing in that position.

It is a two-way tussle for sixth heading into the final game of the season after Andoni Iraola's side drew with Manchester City on Tuesday, handing the Premier League title to Arsenal.

Wednesday's match is the first of three European club finals, with all exclusively live on TNT Sports and HBO Max.

The focus will shift to the UEFA Conference League final between Crystal Palace and Rayo Vallecano on Wednesday, May 27 at the Red Bull Arena in Leipzig, live from 18:30 UK time on TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports Ultimate and HBO Max. 

There will be expert analysis from a team including Glenn Hoddle, Joel Ward and Joleon Lescott.

The TNT Sports’ cameras then head to Budapest as Arsenal take on European champions, Paris Saint-Germain, on May 30 in a quest for their first Champions League title.

TNT Sports' coverage will kick off with a 'Champions League Final – Super Weekend' show presented by Reshmin Chowdhury live from 10:30 UK time with guests from across the sporting and entertainment world. 

Live coverage of the game will begin from 15:00, kick-off at 17:00, and Laura Woods will be joined by Steven Gerrard, Owen Hargreaves and Martin Keown.

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