Can Fenerbahçe keep the dream alive?

After a spectacular first leg in Istanbul and a lot of talk of the playground, there will be a few tens of resolve on Tuesday as Fenerbahçe travel to London to face Chelsea.




As is usually the case when clubs from three leagues face on one side besides, it tends to be a lot of understatement, certainly in the media.

But just as they shot Inter, CSKA Moscow, PSV Eindhoven and Seville at home this season in Champions League, in order to Zico Fenerbahçe been right Avram Grant's Chelsea last Wednesday evening. In the midst of one of the greatest atmospheres you will find anywhere in the European football, yellow Canaries overcome the failure of a first own goal to win the game thanks to strikes by Colin Kazim-Richards and Deivid .


Having been outplayed for much of the encounter, it was a tremendous result for the Turkish side, who once again proved their tenacity and ability to find the net through all kinds of channels. With a 2-1 advantage in this second category, the link is now Fenerbahçe's to lose.

A victory or draw will see them through to the semi-finals in style, while even a high score single goal defeat would ensure the victory through the rule of the gap goals. Anyway, Fenerbahçe know that their chances of progression increase significantly if they can find the bottom of the net - there is little chance to play for a 0-0 draw.

Away form in Europe has not been fantastic, but a large domestic form means confidence remains high. Yellow Canary fans certainly take a repeat of the 3-2 defeat in Seville far in the previous cycle - it is not necessary at this time penalty dramas. (*)