Turkish Süper Lig giants Fenerbahçe stunned Olympique Lyon 2-1 away Wednesday to qualify for the UEFA Champions League league phase for the first time since the 2008-09 season.
The Turkish side advanced 3-2 on aggregate after the first leg in Istanbul ended 1-1, returning to Europe's elite club competition.
Fenerbahçe were barred by UEFA from the Champions League for two seasons following the 2011 match-fixing investigation, which prevented the Turkish club from competing in Europe's elite competition despite winning the 2010-11 Süper Lig title.
The club and former president Aziz Yıldırım were later acquitted in a retrial, while a 2016 prosecution indictment described the match-fixing case as a plot by members of the Gülenist Terror Group (FETÖ), who had infiltrated in Türkiye’s judiciary and police.
Lyon started brightly, with Malick Fofana forcing Fenerbahçe goalkeeper Ederson into a save in the eighth minute with a left-footed effort from outside the box.
