Despite Away Defeat, Beşiktaş Advances to UEFA Europa League League Phase
Having won the first leg 3-0, Beşiktaş secured their ticket to the UEFA Europa League on aggregate despite a 1-0 away defeat against Kauno Zalgiris.
In the second leg of the UEFA Europa League play-off round, Beşiktaş suffered a 1-0 away defeat against Lithuanian side Kauno Zalgiris. Maintaining their 3-0 advantage from the first leg, the Black-and-Whites successfully secured their place in the UEFA Europa League league phase with this result.
Key Moments of the Match and the Goal
Although both teams created goal-scoring opportunities in the first half of the match, they could not break the deadlock. The hosts Kauno Zalgiris took a 1-0 lead in the 64th minute with a goal from Renan, who capitalized on a mistake by Djalo, and the match concluded with this score.
In other key moments of the match, Debeljuh sent the ball wide in a one-on-one situation with goalkeeper Nübel in the 17th minute, while İlhan Fakılı's shot hit the post in the 32nd minute.
Draw to Take Place in Nyon
The draw for the 2026-2027 season league phase of the UEFA Europa League will take place on Friday, August 28, in Nyon, Switzerland. Beşiktaş's opponents will be determined in the draw, which is scheduled to start at 14:00 Turkish time.
Starting Lineups of the Teams
Kauno Zalgiris started the match with Mikelionis, Moutachy, Lekiatas, Hernandez, Edokpolor, Karashima, Ourega, Fiolic, Kalik, Ribeiro, and Debeljuh in their starting eleven.
Beşiktaş, on the other hand, started the match with the lineup of Nübel, Murillo, Djalo, Emirhan, Outtara, Salih, Kartal, Olaitan, Cerny, İlhan, and Vlahovic.