Soccer-Fenerbahce outclass Anderlecht in playoff first leg

AFC Ajax NV

13/02/2025 19:54

ISTANBUL, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Turkey's Fenerbahce beat
Belgian side Anderlecht 3-0 in the first leg of their Europa
League knockout round playoff on Thursday as Ajax Amsterdam and
Real Sociedad also secured victories.
    Fenerbahce, managed by Jose Mourinho, took an early lead
through a close-range header from forward Dusan Tadic, Edin
Dzeko doubled the advantage and Youssef En-Nesyri sealed the win
with a second-half header.
    Sociedad earned a 2-1 win at Danish side Midtjylland, Ajax
eased to a 2-0 victory at Belgium's Union Saint-Gilloise and
Hungarian champions Ferencvaros beat Czech visitors Viktoria
Plzen 1-0 to close in on a last-16 place.
    Porto host AS Roma in one of the four later kickoffs.

 (Reporting by Anita Kobylinska in Gdansk, editing by Ed Osmond)
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