Fenerbahçe bid farewell to the Champions League with a 1-1 draw against Lille.

Fenerbahçe, who lost the first match 2-1 away, hosted the French representative Lille in the UEFA Champions League 3rd qualifying round second leg. The yellow-navy blues, who finished the 90 minutes of the match in Kadıköy leading 1-0 and took the chance of the round to extra time,

FERDİ REMOVED FROM THE SQUAD

Ferdi Kadıoğlu, the national player of Fenerbahçe, was not included in the squad due to his injury. It was announced that Ferdi, who left the game in the last moments of the Adana Demirspor match, had a back muscle strain. The successful football player, who tested himself before the match, was removed from the squad as a precaution due to ongoing pain.

PLENTY OF CHANCES, NO GOALS IN THE FIRST HALF

Fenerbahçe, who was the dominant side for most of the first 45 minutes, failed to pass Lille goalkeeper Chevalier from many goal positions, including the opportunities he caught with Sebastian Szymanski and Mert Hakan Yandaş. The guest team also failed to evaluate the positions it caught, and the first half ended with a 0-0 draw.

CANARY CAME TO LIFE IN 90+1

Fenerbahçe, who intensified their attacks in the second half and pushed the game into the opponent's half, could not pass the post with Jayden Oosterwolde in the 83rd minute of the match. The yellow-navy blues found the goal they were looking for in the 90+1st minute when the ball hit Diakite in Jayden Oosterwolde's long throw-in and went into the net, and the match went into extra time.

LILLE DOWN TO 10 MEN

Lille was reduced to 10 men in the 109th minute of the second extra time period. Mandi, who entered the game later, received a direct red card after kicking İrfan Can Kahveci's head and left his team with 10 men.

LAST-MINUTE PENALTY RUINED FENERBAHÇE

The referee of the match decided to give a penalty after watching the position from the VAR monitor for the ball that hit Oosterwolde's hand in Jonathan David's shot from the edge of the penalty area. David, who took the penalty, sent the ball into the net and equalized the score. With no goals in the remaining minutes, Fenerbahçe bid farewell to the Champions League in the 3rd qualifying round.

CONTINUING IN THE UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE

Fenerbahçe, who drew 1-1 with Lille in the second leg of the match they lost 2-1 and closed the Champions League book in the 3rd qualifying round, will continue their European journey in the UEFA Europa League. Lille, who eliminated the yellow-navy blues, will face the winner of the Slavia Prague-Union Saint-Gilloise match in the play-off round.

THE LONGING EXTENDED TO 16 YEARS

Fenerbahçe, who last participated in the UEFA Champions League in the 2008-2009 season, could not end their 16-year longing by being eliminated by Lille in the 3rd qualifying round this season.