Nicolas Jackson’s brace powers Aston Villa to 6-0 Champions League win

Jackson sets the tone before Villa pull away

Aston Villa beat Fenerbahçe 6-0 at Villa Park in the UEFA Champions League League Stage - 2, leading 3-0 at half-time. Nicolas Jackson was central to the result, scoring Aston Villa’s second goal in the 31st minute, with Boubacar Kamara assisting, before making it 3-0 in the 39th minute after Ross Barkley’s assist. Both were recorded as normal goals.

Johan Manzambi opened the scoring in the 12th minute to make it 1-0. Barkley converted a penalty in the 68th minute for 4-0, then added a normal goal in the 72nd minute after Ibrahim Mbaye’s assist. Tammy Abraham completed the scoring in the 90th minute, making it 6-0 with assistance from Alysson Edward Franco da Rocha.

Villa’s finishing outweighed Fenerbahçe’s possession

Fenerbahçe had 55% possession and completed 470 passes, compared with Aston Villa’s 45% and 389 passes. That control did not translate into enough threat: Villa registered 20 total shots and 11 on goal, while Fenerbahçe had 15 shots and four on goal. Villa’s expected-goals figure was 3.11, against 1.92 for Fenerbahçe. The visitors also made three offsides and collected two yellow cards, shown to Mattéo Guendouzi in the 42nd minute and Oğuz Aydın in the 78th.

Jackson leads a perfect Villa table start

Jackson was the standout performer, earning a 9.7 rating across 78 minutes, with two goals and three shots on target. The victory leaves Aston Villa ranked #3 with 6 points from 2 games, while Fenerbahçe are ranked #28 with 1 point from 2 games. Villa are 5 points ahead of Fenerbahçe, and Paris Saint Germain lead on 6 points; Aston Villa trail the leaders by 0, while Fenerbahçe trail by 5.