All the evidence points towards Aston Villa being a rock-solid selection in any 2025-26 Europa League outright winner tips.
English teams have a fine record in this competition, with Tottenham's triumph last term making it four wins in 13 years.
Premier League sides have also finished as runners-up four times in the past decade.
The only country to enjoy more success in the Europa League has been Spain, with LaLiga clubs prevailing on nine occasions in 16 seasons since the competition was renamed from the UEFA Cup.
Unai Emery
Emery Has Magic Formula
Significantly, though, current Villa boss Unai Emery was responsible for four of those victories, completing a hat-trick of triumphs with Sevilla between 2014 and 2016 and steering Villarreal to glory in 2021.
Emery's love for this competition also helped take Arsenal to the final in 2019, when they were only eclipsed by a superb Chelsea performance in Baku.
Villa's recent European exploits warrant respect, reaching the Conference League semi-finals two seasons ago and the Champions League quarter-finals last term, when only just edged out 5-4 on aggregate by eventual winners PSG.
It is hard to argue against the view that they will be the team to beat in this market.
Nottingham Forest
Pressure Is On Forest
As it stands, Nottingham Forest have been handed the second English spot and, like Villa, have a rich European pedigree to uphold.
A seventh-place finish in the Premier League has left Forest fans planning trips to the Continent for the first time in 30 years and rekindled memories of back-to-back European Cup triumphs in 1979 and 1980.
Colourful Greek owner Evangelos Marinakis will have ambitions of going all the way, and Nuno Espirito Santo always knows the pressure is on.
Real Betis
Betis To Spearhead Spanish Challenge.
This season's Spanish armada is made up of Real Betis and Celta Vigo, and both are predictably prominent in the Europa League outright winner odds.
However, we have a clear preference for Betis, who finished five points better off in the LaLiga table and are led by hugely respected veteran coach, Manuel Pellegrini. They found Chelsea too hot to handle in last season's Conference League final, but look sure to be competitive again here.
Other Contenders
Italian Triumph Again?
Roma appear to represent Italy's best chance of success, with Bologna also bidding to emulate Atalanta's 2024 triumph.
Eintracht Frankfurt struck for Germany in 2022, and the Bundesliga clubs involved this time are Freiburg and Stuttgart.
Lyon and Lille carry French hopes, while Portuguese outfit Porto will aim to lift the trophy for the third time following wins in 2003 and 2011.
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