Fenerbahçe pulled off a stunning comeback against Feyenoord, defeating the Dutch side 5-2 on Tuesday to secure a place in the UEFA Champions League playoff final.
The team, managed by José Mourinho, overcame a 2-1 first-leg defeat to win 6-4 on aggregate.
Fenerbahçe will now face the winner of the Benfica vs. Nice tie, in which the first leg ended 2-0 in favor of Benfica.
The Turkish side appeared to be in trouble after Feyenoord’s Tsuyoshi Watanabe opened the scoring in the 41st minute, but Fenerbahçe quickly turned the game around.
Archie Brown equalized for the home team in the 44th minute, followed by John Dorans—recently signed from Al-Nassr—who scored the second goal in stoppage time of the first half.
In the second half, Fred and Youssef En-Nesyri added two more goals in the 55th and 83rd minutes, igniting the home crowd.
Feyenoord briefly revived their hopes when Watanabe scored his second goal in the 89th minute, reducing the aggregate deficit to 5-4. However, Fenerbahçe’s standout Talíska, former Al-Nassr striker, sealed the victory with the fifth goal in the fifth minute of stoppage time, confirming their place in the playoff final.
