Penalty shootout: A. Hutchinson (Besiktas) scored!
Penalty shootout: R. Ghezzal (Lyon) scored!
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Penalty shootout: C. Tolisso (Lyon) scored!
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Penalty shootout: C. Tosun (Besiktas) scored!
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Penalty shootout: N. Fekir (Lyon) scored!
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Penalty shootout: R. Babel (Besiktas) scored!
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M. Rybus enters the game and replaces J. Morel.
That's the full-time whistle! We head to penalties!
Late Lyon substitution with Jérémy Morel coming off to be replaced by Maciej Rybus.
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G. Gönül gets yellow.
A late yellow card for Gökhan Gönül, with just two minutes left on the clock.
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T. Arslan enters the game and replaces Ricardo Quaresma.
Third and final Besiktas substitution here with Ricardo Quaresma heading off and he is replaced by Bernardo Tolgay Ali Arslan.
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Only five minutes left to play here. Can either side score a late winning goal? Or are we destined for penalties here in Istanbul?
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GREAT SAVE! Fabri pulls off a phenomenal save to deny Tolisso from just a couple of yards out! It was patient build-up play by Lyon, the ball then eventually made its way into the box and Tolisso looked to have put the ball in the back of the net. However Fabri once again saves his team with a fantastic stop.
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The atmosphere remains electric here in the Besiktas Arena! The home supporters certainly fell that their side can still win this game in 120 minutes, without going to penalties. At the moment, it is the hosts who are on top, however as it has so often tonight it still could go either way.
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CHANCE BESIKTAS! Quaresma has a lot of time and space in the box, but he lashes his shot well wide of goal, after a poor punch by Lopes from a cross.
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We're back underway!
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Lyon corner with just seconds remaining in the first period of extra time! The visitors take it short and Diakhaby once again should score! The centre-back is furious with himself, after find acres of space in the box, but his header goes high over the crossbar.
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UNBELIEVABLE! How did that not go in? Talisca misses an open goal from just a couple of yards out! It was brilliant play by Quaresma to keep the ball in play down the right wing, he then got to the byline and pulled the ball back to the Brazilian who somehow missed! Huge opportunity wasted.
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Five minutes to go until the midway point in extra-time and the two sides can still not be separated.
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CHANCE LYON! Tolisso with a chance which has to be blocked to stop it heading on target. The winger drifted into the box and met a long ball on the six-yard box, however his effort is blocked but the ball then so nearly falls to Valbuena for a tap-in. However the Frenchman cannot react to the ball quick enough and Besiktas can clear the danger.
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Both sides are struggling to keep the ball at the moment and neither side have threatened to score as of yet.
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N. Uysal enters the game and replaces O. Özyakup.
Besiktas make their second substitution of the game and it is the skipper, Oğuzhan Özyakup who is coming off and he is replaced by Necip Uysal.
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It is the visitors who have started extra-time on top. Valbuena has caused Besiktas a lot of problems tonight and he looks instrumental in every Lyon attack.
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Extra-time is underway!
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That's the full-time whistle!
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R. Ghezzal enters the game and replaces A. Lacazette.
OFF THE CROSSBAR! Lacazette hits the woodwork once again! The striker sprints through on goal, outpacing Mitrovic and fires a powerful shot at goal, which smashes against the crossbar and out of play. Great chance to win the game with just seconds remaining!
Lyon have made a substitution at the end of 90 minutes, with Alexandre Lacazette the man coming off and he is replaced by Rachid Ghezzal.
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HUGE SAVES! Fabri denies Lyon with three great saves in a row! First denying Diakhaby with a superb save after the centre-back rose highest from the corner, then the rebound is saved, before Diakhaby forces Fabri into another save! Besiktas hold on.
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Lyon corner coming up. Can the French side score a late winning goal?
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OFF THE POST! SO CLOSE FOR BESIKTAS! Quaresma smashed the ball against the post from a cross, the ball then fell perfectly for Babel but is first touch let him down. The winger then tried to work a shooting position just yards from goal, however his shot is fired straight at Tosun! Then Lyon finally clear the ball! So close.
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The score line remains 3-3 on aggregate and we are heading to extra-time here if neither side can score a winning goal in the remaining minutes. The visitors are pushing harder for another goal, forcing Besiktas into plenty of defensive work.
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It is all Lyon here at the moment. First Diakhaby goes close with a header, before Lacazette almost gets on the edge of a cross but he is prevented from doing so by Fabri. 10 minutes still left to play here at the Besiktas Arena.
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D. Tošić gets yellow.
Yellow card for Duško Tošić after an aerial challenge with Lacazette deep in his own half.
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A. Beck enters the game and replaces Adriano.
N. Fekir enters the game and replaces M. Cornet.
Both sides make their first substitution of the game. Adriano heads off the pitch for Besiktas and he is replaced by Andreas Beck.
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CHANCE! Talisca almost turns provider this time! The Brazilian latched on to a long throw from Adriano, he sprinted down the left flank and into the box and tried to play the ball to the on-rushing Tosun. However Morel does brilliantly to get back and clear the ball.
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The French side have won just two of their last six games in all competitions, and away from home it’s even worse for them. They have won two, drawn two, and lost six of their last ten away days, including a 2-1 loss to Roma in their last Europa League tie.
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Still no substitutes by either side here as we head into the final 20 minutes of the game. Talisca and Quaresma look dangerous for Besiktas, whilst Lacazette and Valbuena look the most likely to create something or score for Lyon.
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SO CLOSE! Tousart drifts inside and tries to pulls the ball back to Lacazette in the middle of the box, however his pass is deflected and it almost goes in! It completely wrong-footed Fabri who had to scramble back across his goal to claw the ball away.
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Lyon have a free-kick in a very good shooting position, around 25 yards from goal. Valbuena is the man to take it... The free-kick is fired straight at the wall. Every time the visitors are near the Besiktas box, the crowd goes silent as they hold their breath.
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HOW DID HE NOT SCORE! Lacazette with another superb chance to score! The Lyon striker is causing the Besiktas defence huge problems, the striker was through on goal once again with only the keeper to beat. However he fires it straight at Fabri! The Besiktas makes a good save, but he will be very relived to see that strike come straight at him.
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This tie really could go either way now. However Lyon will still be confident of progressing, especially if they can score another goal in the remaining half an hour. Plenty of time left on the clock for both teams.
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Talisca has scored a goal for Besiktas! Assist by Adriano.
The left-back whipped an inch-perfect ball into the box which was superbly met by Talisca, who made no mistakes with the header.
GOOOAAALLL! THE SCORE IS LEVEL! Talisca have scored his second goal of the game and scored a vital goal to make the score level on aggregate. This time a powerful header has beaten Lopes, after Adriano whipped the ball into the box, the Brazilian was unmarked and produced an excellent finish.
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WHAT A SAVE! Lopes pulls off a world class save to deny Tosun from close range! The striker got above his marker and fired a powerful header at goal which looked to have beaten the Lyon keeper, however Lopes makes a superb save.
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Besiktas have won 85% of their last 13 home games in all competitions and have lost 0% of their European home games this term. Lyon have lost over half of their last ten games away from home. However at the moment Lyon are on course for victory.
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Besiktas are having to endure a heavy spell of Lyon pressure at the moment, with the visitors playing good quick football on the edge of the Besiktas area.
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The next goal will be massive in this game. If Besiktas score, it will make the tie level on aggregate and perhaps force the game into extra time. However if Lyon score again, it will mean they have two away goals and Besiktas would need to score three more times in order to progress into the UEFA Europa League semi-finals.
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STAT: Talisca has now been directly involved in six goals in his last six games, with three goals and three assists.
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The second half is underway!
OFF THE LINE! Talisca goes incredibly close to scoring his second goal of the game. The cross came in from Quaresma and Talisca rose above Fabri and headed the ball towards goal, however Diakhaby gets back to clear the ball off the line! What a start to the second half.
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That's the half-time whistle!
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CHANCE LYON! The visitors are once again asking questions in front of goal. Cornet this time is the player with a shot at goal, however the youngster snatches at his shot and it goes well wide of the Besiktas goal.
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There will be a minimum of one minute added time played here.
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Lyon are in the ascendancy heading into the final minutes of this first half. The visitors look very dangerous and they will be keen to score another away goal which would give them a huge advantage and make it hard for Besiktas to overturn.
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WHAT A CHANCE! Lyon go agonisingly close to taking the lead here tonight and a second away goal! Lacazette is once again the Lyon man who looks so dangerous in front of goal. The striker only had the keeper to beat, he curled a superb shot around Fabri and it looked to be heading into the bottom right-hand corner, but it hits the inside of the post and bounces out for a goal-kick. Everyone in the ground thought it was in!
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Besiktas have a free-kick in an excellent shooting position! Lucas Tousart brings Talisca down around 30 yards from goal, both Talisca and Quaresma stand over the ball. It is Talisca to take... His effort goes high over the bar. Wasted opportunity.
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The Lyon equalising goal has certainly effected the atmosphere here inside the Besiktas Arena, one moment they were leading and now they have to score again to stand a chance of progressing.
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A. Lacazette has scored a goal for Lyon! Assist by M. Gonalons.
Lyon are starting to play with more urgency now, as they seek a vital away goal. The only way this tie could go to extra time would be for this tie to finish 2-1 to finish after 90 minutes. Still plenty of time to play here.
The Lyon skipper was influential in the making of the equaliser, he picked out Lacazette which a great ball over the top of the Besiktas defence and his teammate showed his world class ability with the finish.
GOOOAAALLL! LYON EQUALISE! A superb goal by Lacazette to level the scoreline here in Istanbul and score his 31st goal of the season in all competitions. Gonalons played the ball through to the striker who just had the keeper to beat, on the volley he produced a brilliant finish to loft the ball over Fabri and into the back of the net. Great finish and a goal that puts Lyon back in the driving seat.
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M. Gonalons gets yellow.
Now the Lyon skipper Maxime Gonalons is cautioned by the referee for a foul, after trying to stop Besiktas from breaking on the counter-attack.
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Adriano gets yellow.
Adriano is the first player to be cautioned by the referee here tonight for a blatant block of Cornet.
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Talisca has scored a goal for Besiktas! Assist by O. Özyakup.
It was quick thinking by Özyakup to play the ball to Talisca on the edge of the box, rather than whip the ball into the penalty area. It was then a fine finish by the Brazilian to give Besiktas the lead.
GOOOAAALLL! BESIKTAS LEAD! Talisca is the hero for the Turkish champions, his goal has given Besiktas the lead here tonight and that is a goal which could see them through to the semi-finals. The hosts took a quick corner through Quaresma, then Oguzhan Ozyakup played a good ball to Talisca who was in a lot of time and space on the edge of the box, he turned and then fired a low shot through a few defenders and into the bottom corner of the net.
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This is much better from Besiktas, they are starting to gain possession in the middle of the pitch and put Lyon under pressure in the final third.
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The first leg defeat for Besiktas, ended their 11 match unbeaten streak in all competitions, with them winning eight of those 11 games and putting themselves five points at the top of the Turkish Super Lig.
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Valbuena whips a dangerous ball into the box, Mouctar Diakabhy goes up with no Besiktas defenders near him, however Fabri is quick off his line and punches the ball clear but looks to have injured the Lyon defender in the process. Besiktas are furious that play was stopped as they looked to counter-attack, however Diakabhy needed medical treatment for his head injury.
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Lyon look very dangerous on the counter-attack tonight. Besiktas are struggling to complete passes in the Lyon final third, then Lyon are breaking with pace and good numbers up the pitch. Cornet is causing Adriano and Ryan Babel a few problems with his pace down the right wing.
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Besiktas have their first corner of the game. Ricardo Quaresma whips the ball in which is well defended by Lyon, who then break on the counter through Lacazette. However the striker is forced wide and this allows the hosts to get defenders back and they eventually clear the immediate danger.
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WHAT A CHANCE! Best chance of the game so far! Corentin Tolisso goes so close to opening the scoring for the visitors. It was a delightful ball from Lacazette from the ring wing, into the path of the incoming Tolisso, who had to take the shot early. However his effort goes just inches wide of the Besiktas goal. Huge chance!
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Lyon are enjoying more possession of the ball at the moment, however it is all in the middle of the pitch and Besiktas doing a good job of keeping them away from the danger zone. However Valbuena and Lacazette are trying to get on the ball as much as they can and the hosts cannot afford to give them time and space.
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Brief stoppage in play here as Gokhan Gonul is down injured. Lyon sportingly put the ball out of play for their opponents, however it looks like he will be fine to continue.
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Lyon are favourites on paper here, however but Besiktas are undefeated in European competition against Benfica and Napoli this season, and away trips to Istanbul are notoriously difficult.
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CHANCE LYON! Alexandre Lacazette is always dangerous and could score at any moment. Matej Mitrovic tries to shield the ball out of play for a goal kick, however Lacazette uses his pace and trickery to win the ball back and almost scores from just two yards out. However Fabri and Mitrovic between them manage to put the ball out for a corner.
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The atmosphere is electric here inside the Besiktas arena. Every time Lyon get on the ball there is a huge outburst of boos and whistles, trying to intimidate the visitors.
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Now Lyon have a good opportunity! Maxwel Cornet is brought down by Adriano deep down the right flank, close to edge of the area and the referee awards the visitors a free-kick in a very good position. However Matthew Valbuena's ball into the box is easily cleared and Besiktas win the ball back.
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CHANCE! Besiktas have the first goal scoring opportunity of the game. Cenk Tosun had plenty of time and space on the edge of the box and he fired a low shot at goal, which forced Anthony Lopes into making a good diving save to deny him.
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We're underway!
Lyon walked away from Parc OL the happier of the two teams last week after securing a 2-1 victory over Besiktas, but it was a match marred by crowd trouble and Lyon grabbed the first leg victory thanks to a late comeback.
Besiktas have the chance to make history against Lyon tonight, as the Black Eagles have the chance to book a spot in the Europa League semi-finals for the first time if they knock the Ligue 1 outfit out of the competition.
In the Europa League they have knocked out Olympiakos and Hapoel Be’er Sheva after finishing third in their Champions League group, however this is the first time they have had to come from behind in a tie this season.
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BESIKTAS SUBS: Tolga, Beck, Atinc, Caner, Necip, Tolgay, Gokhan I.
The teams are out and kick off is almost upon us. Stay tuned for all of the match action!
Both clubs have been given suspended bans from European competition by UEFA after crowd trouble marred their Europa League quarter-final first leg in France last Thursday. The bans are suspended for two years and both clubs have also been fined, the game which ended 2-1 to Lyon, kicked off 45 minutes late.
Good evening and welcome to our LIVE match commentary of the UEFA Europa League clash between Besiktas and Lyon.
However Lyon’s troubles didn’t end at Parc OL last week. Their visit to Bastia on Sunday was delayed after a group of home fans attempted to attack the Lyon players, and despite coming out to play, the first half continued disturbances resulted in that match being called off. Not the best preparation ahead of tonight's crucial Europa League tie.
HALF-TIME: BESIKTAS 1-1 LYON (AGGREGATE 2-3)
An excellent opening 45 minutes of football comes to an end and it is all square on the night, however Lyon have a 3-2 lead on aggregate. Besiktas took the lead through Anderson Talisca, however the goal machine that is Alexandre Lazazette, equalised for Lyon with a superb finish to score a vital away goal for the French side.
BESIKTAS 2-1 LYON (3-3 ON AGGREGATE) - WE'RE HEADING TO PENALTIES
BABEL SCORES! The winger takes the first penalties and gets Besiktas off to the perfect start.
Fekir levels the shoot-out straight away. Immediately silencing the home crowd.
Tosun sneaks his penalty under Lopes to make it 2-1 to Besiktas!
Superb finish by Tolisso, a very calm finish by the Lyon man to make it two apiece.
Hutchinson scores! In off the post, 3-2 Besiktas.
Another excellent finish, sending Lopes the wrong way and the hosts are in the lead once again.
Perfect penalties by both teams so far. Ghezzal makes it 3-3!
Rybus came on in the dying seconds, but he makes no mistakes from the penalty spot. It's 4-4!
Talisca scores! Lyon have to score now.
Valbuena makes no mistake! Into sudden death we go! 5-5 is the score.
The Besiktas skipper is the latest player to score, to make it 6-5!
The centre-back had a lively game tonight, he steps up to take the sixth Lyon penalty and scores!
SAVE! Duško Tošić has seen his penalty superbly saved by Lopes! Lyon will win if they can convert their next penalty.
LOPES SAVE! The Lyon keeper has done it again! Mitrovic misses to give Lyon another chance!
ANOTHER MISS! Lyon miss the chance to secure the victory! Back to Besiktas, can they get back on track?
Extra-time coming up here in Istanbul - BESIKTAS 2-1 LYON (AGGREGATE 3-3)
Half-time in extra time! The score remains 3-3 on aggregate. Just 15 minutes remaining to be played yet before we head to penalties if the two sides cannot be separated.
LYON HAVE DONE IT! Gonalons converts to send Lyon into the UEFA Europa League semi-finals!
LYON WIN 7-6 ON PENALTIES!
Besiktas took the lead through Anderson Talisca, however Alexandre Lacazette scored an equaliser just a few minutes later. The Lyon struck the post late on in the first half. However, Talisca scored a vital second goal for Besikas to make the tie level on aggregate and take the game to penalties.
We saw 12 excellent penalties from the two sides, before Lopes made two fine saves which gave Gonalons the opportunity to send his side through to the next round. Heartbreak for Besiktas but joy for Lyon who look to become the first French club to win this competition.
That's all from us tonight folks, we hope you enjoyed the game!
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