Douglas Luiz playing for Aston Villa against Nottingham Forest
in the first of the two semi-finals in the Europa League.
Yes ! He played for Forest in the early rounds.
2025-26 UEFA Europa League, Round of 16.
Lille (0) v (1) Aston Villa. (Watkins). Decathlon Arena, Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille, France .
12th March 2026 Attendance: 40,187.
Lille:
1. Berke Özer (GK), 23. Aïssa Mandi, 18. Chancel Mbemba, 15. Romain Perraud,
22. Tiago Santos (12. Thomas Meunier 66 min), 10. Hákon Haraldsson (35. Soriba Diaoune 83 min)
6. Nabil Bentaleb, 21. Benjamin André (32. Ayyoub Bouaddi 45 min),
28. Gaetan Perrin (7. Matias Fernandez-Pardo 52 min),
17. Ngal'ayel Mukau (27. Felix Correia 66 min), 9. Olivier Giroud.
Aston Villa:
23.
Emiliano Martínez (GK),
14.
Pau Torres,
4.
Ezri Konsa,
12.
Lucas Digne,
26.
Lamare Bogarde,
27.
Morgan Rogers
(9.
Harvey Elliott 90 min),
24.
Amadou Onana,
21.
Douglas Luiz
(7. John McGinn 77 min),
11.
Ollie Watkins
(18.
Tammy Abraham 77 min),
10.
Emiliano Buendía
(22.
Ian Maatsen 83 min),
19.
Jadon Sancho
(31.
Leon Bailey 83 min).
2025-26 UEFA Europa League, Round of 16. 2nd Leg.
Aston Villa (2) v (0) Lille. (McGinn 54m, Bailey 86m). Villa Park, Birmingham, England
Thursday March 19th. Attendance: 37,583.
Aston Villa:
23. Emiliano Martínez (GK), 14. Pau Torres, 3. Victor Lindelöf, 22. Ian Maatsen,
26
Lamare Bogarde (2. Matty Cash 74 min), 27. Morgan Rogers (9. Harvey Elliott 84 min),
21. Douglas Luiz, 24. Amadou Onana, 18. Tammy Abraham (11. Ollie Watkins 56 min),
7. John McGinn (10. Emiliano Buendía74 min), 19. Jadon Sancho, 31. Leon Bailey.
Lille:
1. Berke Özer (GK), 18. Chancel Mbemba, 4. Alexsandro (23. Aïssa Mandi 73 min),
3. Nathan Ngoy, 32. Ayyoub Bouaddi (20. Noah Edjouma 66 min), 6. Nabil Bentaleb,
15. Romain Perraud, 12. Thomas Meunier (22. Tiago Santos 81 min), 9. Olivier Giroud,
27. Felix Correia (10. Hákon Haraldsson 66 min),
17. Ngal'ayel Mukau (7. Matias Fernandez-Pardo 66m).
Aston Villa won 3-0 on aggregate.
2025-26 UEFA Europa League, Quarterfinals. 1st Leg.
Bologna (1) v (3) Aston Villa. (Konsa 44m Watkins 51 & 90+4 m, Rowe 90m),
Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna, Italy. 9 April 2026 Attendance: 31,142.
2025-26 UEFA Europa League, Quarterfinals. 2nd Leg.
Aston Villa (4) v (0) Bologna. (Watkins 16m, Buendía 26m, Rogers 39m, Konsa 89m)
Villa Park, Birmingham, England. April 16th 2026 Attendance: 41,662.
Aston Villa:
23.
Emiliano Martínez (GK),
14.
Pau Torres,
4.
Ezri Konsa,
12.
Lucas Digne,
2.
Matty Cash,
27.
Morgan Rogers,
(19.
Jadon Sancho 74 min),
8.
Youri Tielemans
(21.
Douglas Luiz 74 min),
24.
Amadou Onana,
(26.
Lamare Bogarde 78 min), 11.
Ollie Watkins
(18.
Tammy Abraham 64 min),
10.
Emiliano Buendía,
7.
John McGinn
(31. Leon Bailey 64 min).
Bologna:
13.
Federico Ravaglia (GK),
16.
Nicolo Casale
(14.
Torbjorn Heggem 82 min),
41.
Martin Vitík,
17.
João Mário
(20.
Nadir Zortea 45 min)
33.
Juan Miranda,
19.
Lewis Ferguson,
6.
Nikola Moro,
8.
Remo Freuler, 23
Simon Sohm, 9.
Santiago Castro (21.
Jens Odgaard 76 min),
11.
Jon Rowe,
10.
Federico Bernardeschi
(7.
Riccardo Orsolini 45 min).
Aston Villa won 7-1 on aggregate.
2025-26 UEFA Europa League, Semi-final. 1st Leg.
Nottingham Forest (1) v (0) Aston Villa. (Wood 71m pen). The City Ground, Nottingham.
Thursday 30th April 2026. Attendance 29,790.
Nottingham Forest:
27. Stefan Ortega (GK), 4. Morato, 31. Nikola Milenkovic, 3. Neco Williams, 8. Elliot Anderson,
34. Ola Aina (44. Zach Abbott 75 min), 16. Nicolás Domínguez, 10. Morgan Gibbs-White,
21. Omari Hutchinson, 11
Chris Wood, 19. Igor Jesus (22. Ryan Yates 90 min).
Aston Villa:
23. Emiliano Martínez (GK), 14. Pau Torres, 12. Lucas Digne (21. Douglas Luiz 78m)
2. Matty Cash, 4. Ezri Konsa, 27. Morgan Rogers, 8. Youri Tielemans,
24. Amadou Onana (26. Lamare Bogarde 55 min), 7. John McGinn (19. Jadon Sancho 79 min),
10. Emiliano Buendía (22. Ian Maatsen 79 min), 11. Ollie Watkins.
2025-26 UEFA Europa League, Semi-final. 2nd Leg.
Aston Villa (4) v (0) Nottingham Forest. (Watkins 36m, Buendía 58m pen, McGinn 77m
& 80m). Villa Park, Birmingham, England. Thursday 7th May 2026. Attendance 43,028.
Aston Villa:
23. Emiliano Martínez (GK), 14. Pau Torres (21. Douglas Luiz 90 min), 4 .Ezri Konsa,
12. Lucas Digne, 2. Matty Cash, 27. Morgan Rogers (5. Tyrone Mings 90 min),
8. Youri Tielemans, 3. Victor Lindelöf (26. Lamare Bogarde 74 min), 11. Ollie Watkins,
10. Emiliano Buendía (19. Jadon Sancho 86 min), 7. John McGinn, 31. Leon Bailey.
Nottingham Forest:
27. Stefan Ortega (GK), 4. Morato (29. Dilane Bakwa 71 min), 31. Nikola Milenkovic,
3. Neco Williams, 23. Jair Paula (5. Murillo 88 mi), 8. Elliot Anderson,
16. Nicolás Domínguez, 24. James McAtee (22. Ryan Yates 45 min), 19. Igor Jesus,
21. Omari Hutchinson (61. Jimmy Sinclair 88 min), 11. Chris Wood (20. Lorenzo Lucca 71 m).
Aston Villa won 4-1 on aggregate and progressed to the Final in Istanbul.
2026 Europa League Final. WINNERS.
Aston Villa (3) v (0) SC Freiburg. (Tielemans 41m, Buendía 45+3m, Rogers 58m).
Wednesday 20th May 2026. Beşiktaş Stadium, Istanbul, Türkiye. Attendance: 37,324.
Aston Villa:
23. Emiliano Martínez (GK), 14. Pau Torres (5. Tyrone Mings 88 min), 4. Ezri Konsa,
12. Lucas Digne (22. Ian Maatsen 81 min), 2. Matty Cash, 27. Morgan Rogers,
8. Youri Tielemans (21. Douglas Luiz 88 min), 3. Victor Lindelöf (24. Amadou Onana 66 min),
11. Ollie Watkins, 10. Emiliano Buendía (19. Jadon Sancho 81 min), 7. John McGinn.
Freiburg:
1. Noah Atubolu (GK), 3. Philipp Lienhart (37. Max Rosenfelder 61 min), 28. Matthias Ginter,
29. Philipp Treu, 17. Lukas Kübler (33. Jordy Makengo 73 min), 44. Johan Manzambi,
27. Nicolas Höfler (9. Lucas Höler 61 min), 8. Maximilian Eggestein, 31. Igor Matanovic,
32. Vincenzo Grifo (7. Derry Scherhant 73 min), 19. Niklas Beste (30. Christian Günter 86 min).