Tedesco, Getty images January 23, 2026, 7:25 p.m

The head coach of Istanbul Fenerbahce Domenico Tedesco spoke after the defeat by Aston Villa (0:1) in the match of the 7th round of the general stage of the Europa League. Quoted by a German UEFA specialist.

“If you play boldly against such opponents, you always leave them space to attack, and they have the quality to punish you for mistakes.

In the second half, we completely dominated the opponent and created many chances.

Our two left defenders are injured. Nelson Semedo has just returned from a lengthy treatment, so we couldn’t risk keeping him on the field for more than 60 minutes. Therefore, I had to show creativity. Mert Müldür works well on both flanks and is able to play in different positions,” said Tedesco.