Fenerbahçe beat Nordsjaelland 3-1 at home in the first match of the UEFA Europa Conference League Group H. The goals that brought the victory to the yellow-dark blue team were scored by Crespo in the 24th minute, Batshuayi in the 30th minute and Serdar Aziz in the 47th minute. Batshuayi, who scored his team’s second goal in the 69th minute of the match, was replaced by Umut Nayir.
Michy Batshuayi, who started the season by winning all 11 matches in Fenerbahçe and was replaced by Umut Nayir in the Nordsjaelland match, reacted. Following the development, coach İsmail Kartal and Batshuayi held a meeting at Samandıra Can Bartu Facilities. Explaining to his player that it was normal to feel sad when leaving the game against Nordsjaelland, İsmail Kartal stated that they were a whole as a team and that everyone should be in solidarity. Batshuayi apologized to his coach and stated that he was a competitive player and that’s why he wanted to continue playing. Batshuayi, who told his coach that he never wanted to disrespect the technical staff and that he spoke to his teammates after the match to avoid misunderstandings, said that there was no problem on his part.