İsmail Kartal begins his 4th stint at Fenerbahçe with a victory

Fenerbahçe manager İsmail Kartal has begun his 4th stint at the club with a victory after a 2-season hiatus.

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İsmail Kartal begins his 4th stint at Fenerbahçe with a victory

In the first leg of the UEFA Champions League Second Qualifying Round, Fenerbahçe faced Polish side Gornik Zabrze, marking manager İsmail Kartal's first official match in charge at Kadıköy.

The experienced manager secured a win in his first match of his 4th tenure with the yellow-navy blues. At the start of the 2023-2024 season, Kartal had also achieved a 5-0 victory while managing Fenerbahçe in the UEFA Conference League qualifiers against Zimbru.

Meanwhile, the 65-year-old manager received support from the fans both before and after the match.

Fenerbahçe heads to Poland with an advantage

Fenerbahçe gained an advantage for the tie by defeating Gornik Zabrze 1-0 in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League Second Qualifying Round.

In the first leg of the UEFA Champions League Second Qualifying Round, Fenerbahçe beat Polish side Gornik Zabrze 1-0. The goal that brought victory to the yellow-navy blues was scored by Talisca in the 37th minute. Having finished the Trendyol Süper Lig in 2nd place last season and starting the Champions League from the second qualifying round, Fenerbahçe gained the upper hand in the first match against their Polish opponents.

The return leg of the tie will be played on Wednesday, July 29.

Talisca scores Fenerbahçe's first goal of the season

Talisca scored Fenerbahçe's first goal of the 2026-2027 season.

As Fenerbahçe faced Polish side Gornik Zabrze in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League Second Qualifying Round, the only goal came from Anderson Talisca.

Talisca, who was Fenerbahçe's top scorer last season with 27 goals across all competitions, has started this season with a goal as well. Starting in the first 11 for his team's first official match, Talisca found the back of the Gornik Zabrze net in the 37th minute.