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Mourinho’s men improved as the half progressed though, and they ultimately landed the first blow of the encounter. Çağlar Söyüncü was the unlikely goalscorer, scooping Rodrigo Becão’s knockdown over St. Gilloise goalkeeper Anthony Moris from close range. The Belgian outfit pushed forward in response and continued to look dangerous, but clear-cut chances were non-existent prior to the HT whistle.

Immediately after the restart, Sarı Kanaryalar went in search of a second that would have given them extra breathing space, with Youssef En-Nesyri the most likely scorer. He first fired over the bar from a dangerous position inside the penalty area, before seeing a header cleared off the line by Charles Vanhoutte. The visitors, meanwhile, saw a Christian Burgess header sail beyond the post, before efforts from Sadiki and Alessio Castro-Montes were easily held by Livaković.

En-Nesyri will have wondered how he hadn’t got himself on the scoresheet when he wasted another golden opportunity, this time heading straight when unmarked, but the Moroccan was soon involved in a key moment that went some way to deciding the outcome. As the centre-forward bore down on goal, he was tripped on the edge of the box by last man Kevin Mac Allister, who was subsequently sent off for his troubles. The free kick came to nothing, and Fenerbahçe initially ran down the clock rather comfortably. And they even had a second to celebrate – albeit in fortuitous circumstances, when Burgess bundled into his own net after Moris had denied Bright Osayi-Samuel.

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