Europa League: Aston Villa secures a spot in the top eight

2026-01-22 21:44 © IMAGO/Seskim Photo TR

In the previous UEFA Europa League matches, Birmingham's "Aston Villa" club defeated Istanbul's "Fenerbahçe" away with a score of 1:0.

The English team secured four consecutive victories in this tournament.

Jadon Sancho put the guests ahead in the 25th minute.

In the second half, "Fener" had several chances to equalize the score, but failed to convert them.

In the 75th minute, a goal by home player Kerem Akturkoglu was disallowed for offside.

After the victory, "Aston Villa" shares the 1-2 positions with 18 points.

Meanwhile, "Fenerbahçe" shares the 14-16 positions with 11 points.

Other results:

"Freiburg" 1:0 "Maccabi Tel-Aviv";

"Bologna" 2:2 "Celtic";

"Malmo" 0:1 "Crvena Zvezda";

"Young Boys" 0:1 "Lyon";

"Brann" 3:3 "Midtjylland";

"Feyenoord" 3:0 "Sturm";

PAOK 2:0 "Real Betis".

"Viktoria" 1:1 "Porto".