Fenerbahçe defeated by Aston Villa at home: Unbeaten streak ends
In the 7th week of the UEFA Europa League, Fenerbahçe was defeated 1-0 at home by English side Aston Villa.
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The only goal of the match was scored by Jadon Sancho in the 25th minute. Fenerbahçe's 5-match unbeaten streak has come to an end.
At Aston Villa, Youri Tielemans reacted to Unai Emery as he was substituted in the 90+2nd minute. Emery pushed Youri Tielemans.
Fenerbahçe's striker Jhon Duran, who completed his suspension, started in the first 11 against Aston Villa.
The Colombian center-forward had received a 2-match ban due to a red card in the Ferencvaros match, which was reduced to 1 match following an appeal to UEFA.
In addition to injured players Archie Brown, Youssef En-Nesyri, and Levent Mercan, new signings Anthony Musaba, Matteo Guendouzi, and Mert Günok were not included in the squad due to status regulations.
Asensio and Duran against their former team
Fenerbahçe's Spanish star Marco Asensio and Colombian center-forward Jhon Duran played against their former team.
While Marco Asensio faced Aston Villa, where he played on loan last season, Jhon Duran also competed against his former team.
FENERBAHÇE SUFFERS 2ND DEFEAT IN EUROPA LEAGUE
In the 7th week of the UEFA Europa League, Fenerbahçe was defeated 1-0 by English side Aston Villa at home. The yellow-navies, who lost to Dinamo Zagreb this season, had previously managed to beat Nice, Stuttgart, and Brann. They also drew with Viktoria Plzen and Ferencvaros.
With today's result, Tedesco's students suffered their 2nd defeat in this competition and remained at 11 points.
Aston Villa increased their points to 18.
The Canaries will face FCSB away in the final match of the league phase on Thursday, January 29.
Kerem's goal overturned by VAR
In the 75th minute of the match, the goal scored by Kerem Aktürkoğlu was disallowed after a Video Assistant Referee (VAR) review. It was determined that Jhon Duran, who provided the pass to Kerem, was offside.
Failed to score for the 2nd time in the Europa League
The yellow-navies could not celebrate a goal today, marking the 2nd time they failed to find the net in the Europa League this season after the Viktoria Plzen match. Tedesco's students have scored 9 goals in 7 matches this season while conceding 6.