Aston Villa 6–0 Fenerbahçe
Six goals, none back. Your team lost 6–0 at Aston Villa in the Champions League on Wednesday and is still without a win in the competition (1) (2) (3). L'Equipe did not soften it: "Aston Villa, Guendouzi ve arkadaşlarına acımadı" (1). Fenerbahçe have historically struggled against Aston Villa, and this was the worst of it (2).
Four of the six goals came from your own mistakes
This was not a team being outclassed, it was a team handing goals over. Four of the six Aston Villa goals came from individual errors (6) (13). Guendouzi failed to clear for the first. Vedat Muriç's pass to İsmail Yüksek was short for the second. Yüksek lost the ball for the third, and also gave away a penalty (6) (13).
Kartal apologises
İsmail Kartal fronted up. "Böyle bir mağlubiyeti aklımızdan geçirmiyorduk," the coach said, and apologised to the fans (8) (17). Unai Emery was generous on the other side: "Fenerbahçe 6 gol yemeyi hak etmedi" (18).
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Asensio in a heated exchange, and fans want answers
Marco Asensio and Oğuz Çetin were seen in a heated exchange after the final whistle (4). The anger is about Asensio travelling with the squad while injured and not playing (4).
Turkish press: not Champions League level
Hürriyet's writers did not hold back on the 6–0: "Asla, Şampiyonlar Ligi seviyesi değil!" (5).
Abraham's post rubs it in
Tammy Abraham scored Aston Villa's sixth, then posted about it. The ex-Beşiktaş striker's social media post infuriated Fenerbahçe fans (11).
One player did get applause
In a 6–0 defeat, the travelling fans still sang for one player. He was called over specifically to take the applause after the game (12).
January plans: Avom in, Oosterwolde out on loan?
Work on the winter window is already moving. The club is weighing a loan out for the injured Oosterwolde, Nene wants to leave, and Fenerbahçe have made contact over Arthur Avom (7). One player has decided to leave in January after meeting his agent (14).
Back in for Çalhanoğlu and Brahim Diaz
Hakan Çalhanoğlu is on the list again, with the club restarting its push for the Turkish international in the winter window (9). Fenerbahçe have also opened talks over Brahim Diaz, whose Real Madrid contract runs out in June, against competition from Juventus and Roma (10). A striker is on the shopping list too (15).
Alanyaspor at home on Saturday
The recovery starts on Saturday, 18:00 CEST against Alanyaspor at home in the Süper Lig. You sit fourth on 13 points from seven games, with a +13 goal difference. Slavia Prague come to Istanbul in the Champions League on Tuesday, and Galatasaray away is on Monday, October 26 (Form: D D W W L).
