Greek giants Olympiacos take a slender 3-2 lead to Istanbul to take on Fenerbahce in the second-leg of a compelling Europa Conference League quarter-final.
Olympiacos had raced into a commanding 3-0 lead at the Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium in the first-leg through goals from Kostas Fortounis, Stevan Jovetic and Chiquinho, before Fenerbahce rallied to make it 3-2 courtesy of Dusan Tadic and Irfan Kahveci.
This five-goal thriller has set up the second-leg perfectly as both sides vie for a semi-finals place, with the winner set to face either Lille or Aston Villa in the last four.
Fenerbahce v Olympiacos will be available to watch on TNT Sports 5.
Fenerbahce v Olympiacos will kick off at 20:00 GMT on Thursday 18th April 2024 at the Sukru Saracoglu Stadium.
Fenerbahce go into this Europa Conference League quarter-final second-leg off the back of seven straight wins in the Turkish Super Lig, having last lost in the league way back in November against Trabzonspor.
Currently trailing fierce rivals Galatasaray by two points at the top of Turkey's top flight in a fascinating title race, Ismail Kartal's side will be desperate to replicate their fine domestic form in Europe.
Visitors Olympiacos have not been going quite as strong in their respective domestic league, with the 47-time Greek champions currently trailing Super League Greece leaders AEK Athens by six points albeit with a game in hand.
Dropping into the Europa Conference League after finishing below West Ham and Freiburg in their Europa League group section, Olympiacos played out a 7-5 barnburner of a round of 16 tie against Maccabi Tel Aviv to set up their quarter-final meeting with Fenerbahce.
Olympiacos wins | 3 |
Draws | 0 |
Fenerbahce wins | 2 |
Ferdi Kadioglu is expected to come into the starting XI for the visit of Olympiacos after Jayden Oosterwolde was forced off injured in the first-leg.
Panagiotis Retsos is suspended for the hosts after picking up his third booking in Europe this season in the first-leg last week.