Jadon Sancho scored his first Aston Villa goal as they beat Fenerbahce and qualified for the Europa League last 16 with a game to spare.
Sancho latched on to Matty Cash’s deflected cross and nodded the ball beyond Fenerbahce keeper Ederson from close range in the 25th minute.
Villa’s six wins from their opening seven games means they sit third in the competition’s league phase table, and can no longer drop out of the top eight.
But the visitors needed a video assistant referee intervention to assure their victory in Istanbul.
With 15 minutes remaining, Kerem Akturkoglu thought he had buried an equaliser, but it was ruled out for an offside in the build-up against former Villa striker Jhon Duran.
Villa, who made six changes from Sunday’s Premier League loss at home to Everton, had most of the chances until Fenerbahce pushed in the closing stages.
Sancho should have doubled his tally in the 42nd minute when he rounded Ederson after being played through by Morgan Rogers, but his eventual shot was blocked on the goalline by Fenerbahce captain Milan Skriniar.
Rogers did find the net on the follow-up but the ball had hit the referee before reaching the forward and possession was called dead.
He had another strike disallowed in the second half as team-mate Sancho timed his run too early before squaring the ball for a tap-in.
Moments earlier, full-back Cash had struck the far post with a dipping shot from 25 yards out.
Midway through the second half, Villa keeper Marco Bizot did well to dive to his right and deny substitute Talisca, who had gone through on goal.