Spurred on by a packed Vodafone Park crowd, Beşiktaş, needing only a draw to qualify, applied pressure with the kick-off, but despite coming close on several occasions, failed to get on the scoresheet in the first half. The Swedish visitors started the second frame much better and took the lead through Antonsson on 51 minutes. Then, Beşiktaş’ play-maker Ricardo Quaresma received a red card, and the 10 men Eagles could not recover.
