Besiktas (1) 1 - Alavés (1) 0

Besiktas: Córdoba; Beserler (Tolga Dogantez 84'), Ronaldo Guiaro, Dobra, Tayfur Havutçu; Sülün, Antonio Carlos, Sergen Yalçin (Nouma 46'), Uzülmez (Yildirim 84'); Ilhan Manzis, Pancu. 4-4-2.
Alavés: Dutruel; Geli, Karmona, Eggen, Téllez, Llorens; Astudillo, Desio, Jordi Cruyff (Ilie 62'), Ibon Begoña (Turiel 77'); Iván Alonso (Rubén Navarro 62'). 5-4-1.

Goals:
1-0. 07. Ilhan Manzis. Took pass from Tayfur and beat Dutruel with low shot.

Alavés are the first Spanish team to be knocked out of Europe after losing by a single goal to Besiktas. The Turkish side came in to the game with an advantage after drawing the first leg 1-1 in Vitoria, and they took an early lead through World Cup striker Ilhan Manzis, who caught out a slow defence to beat Dutruel. In the absence of his goalscorer from the first leg Abelardo, Mané had drafted Dan Eggen in to the starting line up for the first time this season, and the Norwegian defender went close to scoring midway through the first half. Home side keeper Oscar Córdoba had to save twice from Iván Alonso before the break, and the visitors kept up the pressure in the second half, bringing on two fresh forwards Ilie and Rubén Navarro for the exhausted Alonso and Cruyff.

Gradually though Besiktas got back in the game, and Dobra hit the bar with Dutruel beaten. A few minutes later Alavés were let off the hook again when Ilhan headed just wide. With ten minutes to go Ilie had a chance to make it all square, but Córdoba tipped his shot onto the bar. Nerves started to get frayed, and the French referee sent off Téllez and Ilhan for fighting after an incident involving several players. The Spanish side's hopes of repeating their successes of two seasons ago were dashed, and they now have to concentrate on getting their league season back on track after a bad start.