In the 7th week match of the UEFA Europa League, our representative Fenerbahçe was defeated by the Premier League team Aston Villa with a score of 1-0.
In the news reflected in the British press after the match, it was 90+2 rather than the score of the match. What happened between Aston Villa Coach Unai Emery and Belgian football player Youri Tielemans in the minute came to the fore.
Emery reacted by pushing Tielamans, who was taken from the game during the stoppage minutes and who extended his hand to him, in the chest. In his statement at the end of the match, the Spanish coach said, “He is like my son.”
In the news on the UK public broadcaster BBC, attention was drawn to Jadon Sancho, who scored the only goal of the match, and said: “The 25-year-old player started only two matches in the Premier League this season. On the other hand, he was in the first 11 of Villa’s last five matches in the Europa League. Along with Rogers, he was Villa’s most creative player in the hostile atmosphere in Türkiye. He constantly appeared in dangerous areas in the Fenerbahçe penalty area; his failure to add a second goal and an assist was a result.” “It was bad luck for him.”
The Guardian announced the match to its readers with the following statements:
“Villa’s victory was their sixth victory in seven matches in Europe this season and ended Fenerbahçe’s unbeaten streak at home. Sancho scored his first goal for Villa in the noisy Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium atmosphere, putting the visiting team in an advantageous position.”
The news in the Telegraph also highlighted what happened between Emery and Tielemans. The newspaper announced the match with the headline “Emery’s pushing of his ‘son’ Tielemans overshadowed Villa’s win.”
In the news published on Sky Sports’ website, the following was stated: “The goal scored by Kerem Aktürkoğlu in the 75th minute, which raised the crowd and seemed to strengthen Fenerbahçe’s tour hopes, was canceled at the beginning of the position due to former Villa forward Jhon Durán being offside. With this result, Fenerbahçe is on the way to qualify for the play-offs.”
Regarding the tension at the end of the match, the news said: “The tension became visible in the heated atmosphere of the Fenerbahçe stadium under the rain. Unai Emery argued with Youri Tielemans, who was taken off the game in the last minutes of the match; the experienced coach pushed the midfielder, who had an impressive performance, and Tielemans did not shake his hand, although there was a verbal exchange as he came to the side.”
The Independent announced the Fenerbahçe-Aston Villa match to its readers with the following statements:
“Aston Villa took its impressive European record to the next level by winning its sixth win out of seven matches in Europe this season, and with this result, it also ended Fenerbahçe’s unbeaten streak at home.
“Sancho scored his first goal for Villa in front of the noisy Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium atmosphere, turning the visitors into the side that took control of the match.”
Source: Newspaper Oxygen
