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January 22, 2026
Europa League roundup: Jadon Sancho strikes to seal Aston Villa’s last-16 place
Aston Villa secured a top-eight finish in the Europa League after Jadon Sancho’s first-half header gave them a 1-0 victory over Fenerbahce in Turkey. Villa’s win was their sixth from seven European matches this season and ended Fenerbahce’s unbeaten home record.
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TL;DR
- Aston Villa defeated Fenerbahce 1-0 to secure a top-eight Europa League finish.
- Jadon Sancho scored the winning goal for Aston Villa.
- Marco Bizot made eight saves for Aston Villa in the absence of Emi Martínez.
- Celtic drew 2-2 with Bologna after playing with ten men.
- Reo Hatate scored for Celtic before receiving two yellow cards.
- Lyon beat Young Boys 1-0 to advance.
- Freiburg secured a 1-0 win against Maccabi Tel-Aviv, reaching the last 16.
- SK Brann salvaged a 3-3 draw against Midtjylland with a late penalty.
- Real Betis lost 2-0 to PAOK.
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