3 Turkish clubs reach Conference League playoffs

ANKARA

Turkish clubs Fenerbahce, Besiktas and Adana Demirspor reached the UEFA Europa Conference League playoffs Thursday.

They eliminated Maribor, Neftci and Osijek respectively in the third qualifying round.

Fenerbahce beat Maribor 3-0 in the second leg match, which was halted for nearly half an hour due to events in the stands, and eliminated the Slovenian club with a 6-1 aggregate win.

Besiktas defeated Azerbaijani club Neftci 2-1 to reach the playoffs with a 5-2 aggregate triumph.

Adana Demirspor was beaten 3-2 by Croatian side Osijek but managed to pass the third qualifying round with a 7-4 aggregate victory.

Fenerbahce will take on Dutch club Twente while Besiktas will face Ukrainian side Dynamo Kyiv and Adana Demirspor will face Greek club Olympiacos in the playoff round.