Aston Villa 6–0 Fenerbahçe: the worst in 34 years
Aston Villa 6–0 Fenerbahçe on Wednesday. It is your club's heaviest European defeat in 34 years, and the travelling fans let the team know (2).
Fourth in the Süper Lig on 13 points from 7 games, but this was the night that hurt. Alanyaspor at home on Saturday is the only response available.
Kahveci: one player turned up
Nihat Kahveci did not hold back after the 6–0. The pundit ripped into the performance but singled out Oğuz Aydın: "Helal olsun lan sana" (10).
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One name worth defending on a night like that.
Asensio bust-up claim before Villa
Unconfirmed: Marco Asensio reportedly refused to play and clashed with İsmail Kartal before the Aston Villa match (5).
If true, it explains a lot about what followed in Birmingham.
Kartal's apology landed badly
İsmail Kartal said a win over Alanyaspor can make fans forget the 6–0. The line went down badly, with the apology drawing more anger than the defeat itself (9).
Saturday is when he either answers it or doesn't.
€176m spent, and the Champions League is going badly
Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray have spent €176m between them, and the Turkish press says both have failed in the Champions League so far (8).
Slavia Prague at home on October 20 is the next European night.
Lukaku already under fire
Romelu Lukaku left Napoli for Fenerbahçe in the summer and is already the easy target of the Turkish press after a shortened pre-season and a difficult start (3).
Ethan Mbappé offered to Fenerbahçe
Intermediaries have put Ethan Mbappé's name to Fenerbahçe. The LOSC midfielder, Kylian's younger brother, has become a trusted starter under Davide Ancelotti and his contract runs out in June (6).
His under-23 foreign-player status fits the quota (6).
Basketball kept the week from being a total loss
Fenerbahçe Tarfin beat Partizan 74–65 at home in EuroLeague Round 6, going 2–2 in the double week and reaching a fifth win in Europe. Partizan took a third defeat (1)(4)(12).
The team finished with 14 blocks, a EuroLeague single-game record, and Jasikevicius had a line about it: "If you defend you don't have to block shots" (7)(11).
