Darıca Gençlerbirliği 1-2 Beşiktaş (Goktas 63; Kerim Frei 61 86)The Black Eagles are now unbeaten in 18 competitive games this season (W10 D8), Kerim Frei scoring his first goals of the campaign in their opening Turkish Cup group stage game: a stylish run and thunderous shot for the opener, and a deft lift for the late winner. Dijon 1-1 Monaco (Sammaritano 87; Carrillo 17)Monaco failed to move above Nice to top Ligue 1, and Paris can take second place with victory on Wednesday. Monaco looked set for a sixth successive win in all competitions when Guido Carrillo tucked ... UEFA.com -
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Where does Beşiktaş rank among great Champions League comebacks?
Beşiktaş pulled off a stunning UEFA Champions League comeback to deny Benfica a first win on Turkish soil on Wednesday. The hosts were 3-0 down at half-time but stormed back to earn a Group B draw that keeps both teams' last-16 hopes intact. So where does that rank against the competition's finest recoveries? Here are five of the best.2005: AC Milan 3-3 Liverpool (Liverpool win 3-2 on pens)The most famous of them all, the original 'miracle of Istanbul'. Trailing 3-0 at the break, Rafael Benítez's side stormed back in the second half with three goals in seven minutes to set up a dramatic shoot-out triumph.
Beşiktaş grateful for their ‘young Rivaldo’
Likened to a "young Rivaldo" by his Beşiktaş team-mates, Talisca's 93rd-minute free-kick leveller at Benfica was a goal the Brazilian great would have been proud of.On loan from Benfica at the Black Eagles, Talisca – a second-half substitute in the Group B opener – sensed his moment as the game moved into added-time, with Beşiktaş trailing 1-0. Ricardo Quaresma noted Talisca's hunger when Benfica were awarded a free-kick in a dangerous position. "When I picked up the ball, he asked me if he could hit it; he was feeling confident," the UEFA EURO 2016 winner recalled. "He strikes a good dead ball and I was
LFC’s Adam Lallana Misses Open Goal Vs. Besiktas In Europa League (Video)
Adam Lallana appeared to leaving his shooting cleats at home. Lallana missed the easiest of scoring chances Thursday in the second half of Liverpool’s UEFA Europa League round of 32 game Thursday. A mix-up between goalkeeper Cenk Gonen and defender Pedro Franco gifted Lallana an opportunity to score in the 49th minute, but the Liverpool midfielder inexplicably shot over the crossbar from just six yards out. Many believed Lallana is nearing his best form, given his performances in the Reds’ last two games. He set up Mario Balotelli’s game-winning goal in Liverpool’s win over Tottenham on Feb. 10 and scored the game-winner himself in t...