AFCON 2025
Jose Mourinho’s men didn’t break a sweat in both legs as they progressed into the second round of the Europa League.
Fenerbahce started on the back of a 3-0 lead from the first leg and atrted the second on a brilliant note.
Moroccan striker Youssef En Neysri gave the visitors the lead in the fourth minute as he tapped the ball into an empty net from Edin Dzeko’s cross.
Luis Vasquez capitalised on a defensive error to give the home side the equalizer in the 19th minute to ignite a possible dramatic overturn of the 4-1 aggregate scoreline.
The referee waved off En Neysri’s claim for a penalty after a challenge from a defender.
Thorgan Hazard scored for Anderlecht 10 minutes into the second half from a well-taken strike to give Anderlecht the lead to the delight of the home crowd.
Unfortunately, Yusuf Akcicek scored a header from Milan Skriniar’s initial header into the six yard box to make the tie more difficult for Anderlecht.
Super Eagles defender Bright Osayi-Samuel was on for more than an hour as Fernabache progreesed 5-2 on aggregate.
Osayi-Samuel had a decent game and received a yellow card booking for N infringement on an Anderlecht player.
