Beşiktaş lost 0-1 to Kauno Žalgiris in the second leg of the UEFA Europa League playoff. However, thanks to their 3-0 victory in the first leg, they secured progression to the UEFA Europa League league phase with a 3-1 aggregate score.
Kauno Žalgiris won the second leg, but Beşiktaş were the team that advanced to the next stage.
Second-Leg Score and Decisive Goal
The match was played on August 27, 2026, at Dariaus ir Girėno Stadionas in Kaunas, Lithuania. Kauno Žalgiris’s Renan Oliveira scored the only goal of the match in the 64th minute, giving the home side a 1-0 victory.
First-Leg Advantage Decided the Aggregate Result
Beşiktaş had beaten Kauno Žalgiris 3-0 in the first leg. Although they lost the second leg by one goal, Beşiktaş led 3-1 on aggregate across the two matches.
The outcome of the tie was therefore as follows:
- Second leg: Kauno Žalgiris 1-0 Beşiktaş
- First leg: Beşiktaş 3-0 Kauno Žalgiris
- Aggregate: Beşiktaş win 3-1
- Result: Qualification for the UEFA Europa League league phase
The information confirmed in this package did not include Beşiktaş’s opponent or detailed schedule for the next round. That information should therefore not be stated definitively until a separate official announcement is confirmed.
Source Verification
- Beşiktaş JK official match center: https://bjk.com.tr/en/mac_merkezi/canli/26595 (checked August 28, 2026, at 00:07 UTC)
- UEFA official match page: https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2049243--kauno-zalgiris-vs-besiktas/lineups/ (checked August 28, 2026, at 00:07 UTC)
- Turkish Football Federation match record: https://www.tff.org/default.aspx?ftxtID=51169&pageID=267 (checked August 28, 2026, at 00:07 UTC)
- Habertürk report: https://www.haberturk.com/bilgi/foto/kauno-zalgiris-besiktas-maci-kac-kac-bitti-golu-kim-atti-3908568 (checked August 28, 2026, at 00:07 UTC)
- Anadolu Agency report: https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/spor/besiktas-uefa-avrupa-ligi-play-off-turu-ilk-macinda-kauno-zalgirisi-maglup-etti/4033221 (checked August 28, 2026, at 00:07 UTC)