José Mourinho’s Fenerbahce might have only just squeezed into the Europa League knockout playoff round but it is already on the brink of the round of 16.

Fenerbahce defeated Anderlecht 3-0 on Thursday in the first leg of the UEFA Europa League knockout play-off round at Sukru Saracoglu Stadium, taking a giant step to secure the round of 16 ahead of the second leg.

Anderlecht face a tough trip to Istanbul to face Fenerbahçe on Thursday night in the first leg of their Europa League knock-out fixture. Jose Mourinho’s side are one of the most inform teams in

Fenerbahce fans have seen plenty of cards and corners during the Europa League campaign Fenerbahce sneaked into the Europa League play-offs by finishing 24th in the table, and by just a single goal, and they'll be hoping to build a decent lead in the home leg against Anderlecht.

It was an exciting first leg of the UEFA Europa League playoffs as 16 teams competed to advance to the Round of 16 of the tournament. With some surprising results, such as Galatasaray's 4-1 defeat against AZ and a heated draw between Porto and AS Roma,

Porto and Roma drew 1-1 in the first leg of their Europa League knockout phase play-off Thursday, while Jose Mourinho's Fenerbahce took a big step towards the last 16 with a 3-0 win over Anderlecht."Normally,