11.08.2026 23:30
In the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round, Fenerbahce won the return match 1-0 away against Sturm Graz after a 2-0 victory in the first leg, and with a total advantage of 3-0, they secured their place in the play-off round. To qualify for the group stage, Fenerbahce will face French representative Olympique Lyon in the play-off round.
Our representative Fenerbahce faced Austrian representative Sturm Graz away in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round. The Yellow-Navy team won the match played at Liebenau Stadium 1-0 with a goal from a penalty by Anderson Talisca and secured their place in the play-off round.
NO GOALS IN THE FIRST HALF
Fenerbahce went to the Sturm Graz away match with a 2-0 advantage from the first leg played in Kadikoy. In the first half of the return match played at Liebenau Stadium, neither team could find a goal and the teams went to the locker room with a 0-0 draw.
TALISCA SCORED FROM THE PENALTY SPOT
In the 65th minute of the match, Fenerbahce won a penalty. Anderson Talisca, who took the ball, found the back of the net in the 66th minute and put the Yellow-Navy team ahead 1-0. As there were no more goals in the match, Fenerbahce left the field with a 1-0 victory.
FENERBAHCE IN THE PLAY-OFFS
The Yellow-Navy team, which also won the first match played at Chobani Stadium 2-0, advanced to the play-off round with a 3-0 aggregate superiority over the two matches. To qualify for the group stage, Fenerbahce will face either French representative Olympique Lyon or Czech team Sparta Prague in the play-off round.
TALISCA DID NOT GO QUIET AGAIN
Anderson Talisca, who scored Fenerbahce's winning goal, drew attention with his start to the new season. The 32-year-old player celebrated a goal in all 4 matches the Yellow-Navy team played at the beginning of the season.
Talisca, who scored 1 goal in the match where Fenerbahce defeated Gornik Zabrze 1-0, also scored his team's goal in the 1-1 draw away against Gornik Zabrze. The Brazilian footballer scored 1 goal in the first match where Fenerbahce defeated Sturm Graz 2-0, and continued his goal streak by scoring from the penalty spot in the return match.
VEDAT MURIQI PLAYED HIS FIRST MATCH
Fenerbahce's new transfer Vedat Muriqi was included in the game in the 77th minute, replacing Anderson Talisca. The Kosovar striker, who returned to the Yellow-Navy team after his injury, wore the jersey in an official match for the first time since his return to Fenerbahce.