Turkish Giants Face Dutch Challenge as Champions League Path Heats Up | OneFootball

Turkish Giants Face Dutch Challenge as Champions League Path Heats Up | OneFootball

In partnership with

Yahoo sports
Icon: Foot Africa

Foot Africa

·21 July 2025

Turkish Giants Face Dutch Challenge as Champions League Path Heats Up

Article image:Turkish Giants Face Dutch Challenge as Champions League Path Heats Up

Mourinho’s Fenerbahçe Drawn Against Feyenoord in UCL Third Qualifier

Turkish Giants Face Dutch Challenge as Champions League Path Heats Up


OneFootball Videos


The road to the 2025 Champions league group stage just got tougher for Fenerbahce as Jose Mourinho’s side were drawn against Dutch powerhouse Feyenoord in the 3rd qualifying round.

Key Dates Confirmed

The 1st leg will take place in Rotterdam on 5 or 6 August while the return leg's set for 12 Aug in Istanbul. The winner'll advance to the play off round in late August with coveted spot in the 36 team league phase on the line.

  • Nice (France) vs Benfica (Portugal)
  • RFC (Latvia) / Malmo (Sweden) vs Copenhagen (Denmark) / Drita (Kosovo)
  • Brann (Norway) / Salzburg (Austria) vs Club Brugge (Belgium)
  • Rangers (Scotland) / Panathinaikos (Greece) vs Viktoria Plzen (Czech Republic) / Servette (Switzerland)

High Stakes Ahead

This qualifying round represents critical hurdle as only winners move 1 step closer to Europe's elite competition. All eyes'll be on Mourinho aiming to guide Fenerbahce back to the UCL group stage for the 1st time since 2008.

View publisher imprint