Fenerbahce, Besiktas reach Conference League group stage

Adana Demirspor eliminated after losing to Genk in penalty shootout

By Selcuk Bugra Gokalp

Turkish clubs Fenerbahce and Besiktas reached the UEFA Europa Conference League group stage while Adana Demirspor was eliminated after losing to Genk in a penalty shootout on Thursday.

Fenerbahce beat Twente 1-0 with Edin Dzeko's goal from a penalty kick in the 72nd minute in the playoff round second leg match to reach the Conference League group stage with a 6-1 aggregate win.

The Yellow Canaries became the first Turkish club to win seven games in a row in UEFA competitions.

Besiktas defeated Dynamo Kyiv 1-0 with Vincent Aboubakar's goal in the 52nd minute in the playoff round second leg to reach the Conference League group stage with a 4-2 aggregate.

Another Turkish team, Adana Demirspor, was eliminated after losing to Belgian side Genk 5-4 in the penalty shootout of the second leg after the aggregate was tied 2-2.

Younes Belhanda missed the third penalty shot for the Adana club, while Genk scored all five.

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