May 19 (Reuters) - Aston Villa ⁠manager Unai Emery brushed aside compliments that he is the ⁠undisputed "king" of the Europa League on Tuesday, insisting his four ‌past wins count for nothing ahead of Wednesday's final against German side Freiburg.

The Spaniard is heading into a remarkable sixth final as a manager in Europe's second ​club competition, with Villa set to play ⁠Freiburg at Istanbul’s Besiktas Park ⁠on Wednesday night.

"I am not a king in this competition," Emery, 54, ⁠told ‌reporters about his past successes, stressing he was focused on a victory that would launch a new era for ⁠Villa.

"Now is a new way, a new moment ​and hopefully a new ‌winner," he said. "Each match you must try to build the ⁠right mentality ​during the whole season, not just for the final."

Emery took Sevilla to three consecutive titles between 2014 and 2016 and won again with Villarreal ⁠in 2021. He also reached the 2019 final ​with Arsenal where they lost to Chelsea.

Villa are chasing their first major trophy in 30 years.

"Now is a new experience that we will ⁠have tomorrow and it is important in our structure how we are managing our emotions," Emery added. "We have played a lot of matches and had a lot of emotions."

Freiburg, who are making their first ​appearance in a major European showpiece, are ⁠expected to provide a stern test.

"We must try to understand the pressure ​as something positive, not negative," Emery said.

"We ‌have to play with personality, with ​confidence, and to do that we have to play with intensity."

(Reporting by Tommy Lund in Gdansk; Editing by Andrew Cawthorne)