"Aston Villa sealed a top-eight finish in the Europa League after Jadon Sancho's first goal for the club gave them a 1-0 win over Fenerbahce in Turkey. But the Villa manager, Unai Emery, was involved in a touchline spat with Youri Tielemans after the midfielder was substituted in stoppage time. Villa's win was their sixth from seven European matches this season and ended Fenerbahce's unbeaten home record."
"The Premier League side had to deal with several injury problems this week and their mettle was more than tested in the second half as their goalkeeper Marco Bizot stepped up in the absence of Emi Martinez to make eight saves to preserve their lead. Emery, who appeared to shove Tielemans as the Belgian left the pitch, appeared to laugh off the incident saying: He's my son. He's my son."
"Morgan Rogers had a goal scrubbed out for offside but Villa had a reprieve themselves when Kerem Akturkoglu thought he had equalised, only for the video assistant referee to intervene again. Villa looked lively from the off, Rogers' back-heel fed Ollie Watkins but his goalbound effort was blocked behind by Mert Muldur in their first real opening on goal. The visitors did go ahead, though, in the 25th minute."
Aston Villa defeated Fenerbahce 1-0 in Turkey as Jadon Sancho scored his first goal for the club, securing a Europa League top-eight finish. The win was Villa's sixth from seven European matches and ended Fenerbahce's unbeaten home run. Marco Bizot made eight saves in the absence of Emi Martinez to preserve the lead. Morgan Rogers had a goal disallowed for offside, and Kerem Akturkoglu's apparent equaliser was overturned by VAR. Villa's goal came in the 25th minute when Matty Cash's cross flicked off Ismail Yuksek to Sancho, who nodded past Ederson. Unai Emery was involved in a touchline spat with Youri Tielemans after the substitution.
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