Fenerbahce and Benfica played a goalless draw in the first leg of their Champions League play-off in Istanbul. Florentino received a second-half red card after two yellow cards within 138 seconds, forcing Benfica to finish with ten men, but Benfica defended resolutely. Anatoliy Trubin made two crucial first-half saves to deny Youssef En-Nesyri and Jayden Oosterwolde. En-Nesyri had a late header ruled out for offside after Talisca's strike was fumbled onto the crossbar. Bodo/Glimt won 5-0 at home against Sturm Graz, with goals from Kasper Hogh, Odin Bjortuft, Ulrik Saltnes, Hakon Evjen and an own goal by William Boving.
Fenerbahce were unable to capitalise on Florentino's second-half red card as they played out a goalless draw with Benfica in the first leg of their Champions League play-off. Florentino was dismissed in the 71st minute for an accumulation of two yellow cards in the space of 138 seconds, but Benfica held firm in his absence in Istanbul. It leaves the tie finely poised heading into the second leg, which takes place next Wednesday in Lisbon.
Elsewhere, Bodo/Glimt appear set for a maiden first-stage appearance in Europe's elite competition after thrashing Sturm Graz 5-0 in their first-leg encounter. The Norwegian champions, who reached the semi-finals of the Europa League in 2024-25 before losing to Tottenham, put on a five-star showing at Aspmyra Stadion. Bodo/Glimt made the perfect start to the game, with two goals in 10 minutes from Kasper Hogh and Odin Bjortuft putting them in cruise control in the tie.
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