On March 16, one of the matches of the Europa League was held. Fenerbahce (Istanbul) and Sevilla (Spain) met.
Europa League
Fenerbahce (Istanbul) - Sevilla (Spain) - 1:0 (1:0)
Goals: Enner Valencia (41).
Warnings: Loic Bade (45+2), Serdar Aziz (45+1), Joan Jordan (89), J. Juksec (89)
Fenerbahçe defeated Sevilla 1-0 in an exciting UEFA Europa League match played at Ülker Stadyumu Fenerbahçe Şükrü Saracoğlu Spor Kompleksi. The match was full of tense moments, both teams gave their best to achieve victory. The first substitution in the match occurred in the 19th minute when Fenerbahce decided to change the situation and released M. Batshuayi instead of J. Batshuayi. This proved to be the decisive step, as Batshuayi played a key role in Fenerbahce's victory.
On 41 minutes, a penalty kick was awarded to Fenerbahce but E. Valencia converted it without any errors, infuriating the home team fans. But just before the break both teams were awarded yellow cards. S. Aziz was sent off for Fenerbahce and L. Bade was given a yellow card for Sevilla. In the 59th minute Sevilla made their first substitution: Y. En-Neciri came on instead of E. Lamela. However, it didn't lead to a goal. The score remained 1-0 in favor of Fenerbahce. In the 73rd minute Sevilla made new substitutions: O. Torres replaced Suso and R. Mir replaced L. Okampos. Fenerbahce also made changes in the 75th minute when M. Seitz was replaced by M. H. Yandas. Two more Sevilla substitutions followed in the 83rd minute: I. Rakitic replaced J. Jordan and G. Montiel replaced J. Navas. In the 84th minute, Fenerbahce made three more substitutions: A. Güler replaced E. Mora, E. Valencia came on instead of Joao Pedro and S. Aziz was replaced by D. Rossi. Rossi. The match continued in a fierce struggle until the very end, both teams were trying to score a goal. In the last minutes, I. Yukssek of Fenerbahce and J. Jordan of Sevilla were sent off the field. Overall, it was an exciting match in which both teams showed great determination and spirit. Fenerbahce's victory was well deserved: solid defense and competent substitutions were the deciding factors in the end. Sevilla, on the other hand, failed to convert their chances into goals despite numerous attempts. Regardless, the match was a magnificent display of soccer talent and intensity, and left the fans in suspense throughout.
| Fenerbahce | Sevilla | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Goals on goal | 3 |
| 15 | Strokes | 3 |
| 4 | Blocked kicks | 0 |
| 9 | Kicks from the penalty area | 1 |
| 6 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 2 |
| 12 | Violations | 15 |
| 4 | Corner | 5 |
| 0 | Offsides | 6 |
| 65% | Ball possession | 35% |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 3 | Saves by goalkeeper | 2 |
| 531 | Total assists | 274 |
| 468 | Accurate passes | 202 |
| 88% | Accuracy of transmissions | 74% |