NewsThe whole world is talking about the incident in the Fenerbahçe-Aston Villa match.

The whole world is talking about the incident in the Fenerbahçe-Aston Villa match.

The whole world is talking about the incident in the Fenerbahçe-Aston Villa match.

23.01.2026 10:40

The tension between Unai Emery and Youri Tielemans in the final minutes of the Fenerbahçe–Aston Villa match received extensive coverage in the European press and overshadowed the match itself.

In the 7th week of the UEFA Europa League, Fenerbahçe lost 1-0 at home to Aston Villa, while the tension between Unai Emery and Youri Tielemans in the final moments of the match resonated widely in the world press.

TENSION ON THE SIDELINES

In the stoppage time of the match, Aston Villa's head coach Unai Emery substituted Youri Tielemans. After the Belgian player's reaction to the substitution, Emery lost his temper and pushed Tielemans towards the bench. These moments overshadowed the match.

The whole world is talking about the incident in the Fenerbahçe-Aston Villa match

THE ENGLISH PRESS HEADLINED THE INCIDENT

TNT Sports reported that Emery and Tielemans had an argument on the sidelines, while former Aston Villa player Joleon Lescott commented, "It could be an innocent situation, but it's not nice." The Times emphasized that the argument did not overshadow Aston Villa's victory. BBC reminded that Villa secured a spot in the top 8 with the win, highlighting that VAR decisions were decisive in the match.

The whole world is talking about the incident in the Fenerbahçe-Aston Villa match

"VICTORY WAS OVERSHADOWED"

Sky Sports wrote that the victory coming from Jadon Sancho's goal was overshadowed by the Tielemans-Emery tension. The Telegraph stated that Emery's intervention with Tielemans cast a shadow over Villa's Europa League triumph.

The whole world is talking about the incident in the Fenerbahçe-Aston Villa match

SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE PRESS ALSO MADE IT A TOPIC

AS reported that Emery clearly showed he was not pleased with Tielemans' behavior, while MARCA announced the events with the headline "Emery argued with Tielemans." Portuguese press outlets A Bola and Record emphasized that the incident disturbed the peace of the night after the match.

EMERY: HE IS LIKE MY SON

Unai Emery downplayed the events after the match, stating about Tielemans, "He is like my son." However, this statement did not diminish the impact of the footage featured in the world press.

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