Fenerbahce, Besiktas reach Conference League group stage

ANKARA

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.