Black Eagles started their Europa League opener as the better side and took an early lead through İlhan Fakılı when he finished off a brilliant one-two with Junior Olaitan after 15 minutes. Keyliane Abdallah answered back for the visitors Marseille in the 29th-minute, and the teams were locked in a 1-1 draw at the break. Beşiktaş managed to turn the game completely in their favor after the restart. First, Vaclav Cerny buried Orkun Kökçü’s splendid pass into the far corner, and then Michael Amir Murillo hammered home a powerful header and made it 3-1 for the home side midway through the second half. However, the high-flying Black Eagles were not done as Ernest Poku added another in the 81st-minute and secured Beşiktaş’ first Europa League victory in the league phase.