Fenerbahçe in the Champions League After Years: Cem Yılmaz Evaluates the Historic Success
The yellow-dark blue team earned the right to participate in the league stage of the UEFA Champions League's new format by passing the qualifying and play-off rounds.
Fenerbahçe earned the right to participate in the UEFA Champions League by eliminating Poland's Gornik Zabrze, Austria's Sturm Graz, and France's Lyon in the play-off round. Famous comedian Cem Yılmaz also evaluated this historic success of the yellow-dark blue team, which ended its long-standing longing for the tournament.
Tough Qualifying Path and Lyon Victory
Passing through a challenging qualification process to participate in the Champions League, Fenerbahçe pushed Poland's representative Gornik Zabrze and Austria's team Sturm Graz out of the tournament in the early rounds.
In the play-off round, facing Lyon, one of France's strong teams, the yellow-dark blue team managed to overcome this obstacle and write its name into the premier league of giants.
Years-Long Champions League Longing Comes to an End
Fenerbahçe had last competed in the UEFA Champions League group stage during the 2008-2009 season.
Although it won the Süper Lig championship in 2011 and 2014, the club could not participate in the tournament due to bans received from UEFA, thus ending its long-standing longing with this result.
Comment from Cem Yılmaz on Historic Success
The fact that the yellow-dark blue team will showcase its talent for the first time in the new league stage implemented by UEFA created a great resonance in the sports community.
Famous artist Cem Yılmaz was among the figures who evaluated this historic success achieved by Fenerbahçe.