Aston Villa beat Fenerbahce 6-0 at Villa Park in Birmingham on Wednesday night in the UEFA Champions League league phase. Nicolas Jackson and Ross Barkley each scored twice, and Johan Manzambi and Tammy Abraham added the others, APA reports citing Türkiye Today.
The league phase is the format that replaced the traditional group stage in the competition, with each club playing a series of matches against different opponents rather than a fixed group of rivals.
Early breakthrough from a corner
Villa had the first meaningful chances. John McGinn shot just wide of the left post in the third minute, and Barkley headed over from a corner two minutes later. Mbaye forced a save from Fenerbahce goalkeeper Ederson in the seventh minute, and Manzambi had an effort blocked in the eighth.
The opening goal came in the 12th minute, again from a corner. Manzambi struck a left-footed shot from the centre of the box into the bottom right corner to make it 1-0.
Fenerbahce responded with a spell of pressure. Vedat Muriqi was denied twice by Villa goalkeeper Zion Suzuki, with a header in the 15th minute and a shot in the 17th, and Mason Greenwood’s long-range effort was saved in the 18th.
Jackson’s double puts Villa in control
Villa doubled their lead in the 31st minute. Jackson, set up by Boubacar Kamara, drove a right-footed shot from outside the box into the bottom left corner. Eight minutes later he scored his second, finishing from the right side of the area after a pass from Barkley.
Fenerbahce’s best chance of the half came in the 34th minute, when Oguz Aydin hit the crossbar with a left-footed shot from the left side of the box. Villa led 3-0 at the interval.
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