Despite Tuesday’s hard-fought Champions League battle with Napoli, the Eagles made a flying start into the game and raced in front just after 7 minutes with a powerful header from Luis Rhodolfo off a Quaresma corner-kick. Then, Cenk Tosun made it 2-0 for Beşiktaş from a 17th-minute penalty. The visitors pulled on back through Yusuf Erdoğan on 41 minutes, and the Eagles went into the break with a 2-1 lead. Taking the risks at the back, the visitors Trabzonspor searched for the equaliser in the second half, but Beşiktaş defence, led by the in-form goalkeeper Fabricio Agosto, kept them at bay to pocket all three points.
