Fenerbahçe advanced to the UEFA Champions League playoff round with a commanding 3-0 aggregate victory over Sturm Graz and will face Olympique Lyon for a place in the competition’s league phase.
The Turkish club completed the job Tuesday with a 1-0 victory over Sturm Graz in Austria, adding to its 2-0 home win in the first leg a week earlier. Anderson Talisca converted a second-half penalty to settle the return leg and send Fenerbahçe into the final qualifying round with two clean sheets.
The result also extended Fenerbahçe’s impressive start to its Champions League qualifying campaign and brought the club one step closer to ending a long wait for a place in Europe’s premier club competition.
Fenerbahçe players celebrate a goal during the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round match against Sturm Graz at Liebenau Stadium, Styria, Austria, Aug. 11, 2026. (AA Photo)
Fenerbahçe will now meet Lyon in a two-legged playoff after the French side overturned a first-leg deficit against Sparta Prague.
