Sevilla denies Basaksehir Champions League entry

Sevilla suffered a fright, going 1-0 down at home to Istanbul Basaksehir, before drawing 2-2 to win 4-3 on aggregate in one of Tuesday's five UEFA Champions League play-off ties.

But the Istanbul team will still be playing European football after making the draw for the UEFA Europa League.

Basaksehir midfielder Emre Belozoglu's 90th minute free-kick came off the woodwork, costing the club what could have been a memorable victory at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium in Spain.

Basaksehir started the match at a fast pace, finding the net in the 17th minute after Dutch winger Eljero Elia slid in Junior Caicara's low ball.

The second half was to be a different story, as Sevilla equalised and gained the upper hand when Sergio Escuredo brushed aside his marker to score a header in the 52nd minute.

The La Liga side then took a commanding lead in the 75th minute with Wissam Ben Yedder's low driven shot beating Basaksehir goalkeeper Volkan Babacan after a counterattack.

Basaksehir increased their tempo in the last 10 minutes before Edin Visca restored the Istanbul club's morale when he crashed home a powerful shot in the 82nd minute.

But Basaksehir’s last-minute heroics were not enough as Sevilla managed to salvage a 2-2 and move on to the group stages.

Qualifying Play-off Results (Tuesday)

FC Astana 4 Celtic 3 (Agg 4-8)

HNK Rijekan 0 Olympiakos 1 (Agg 1-3)

NK Maribor 1 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 0 (Agg 2-2) NK Maribor win on away goals

Nice 0 Napoli 2 (Agg 0-4)

Sevilla 2 Istanbul Basaksehir 2 (Agg 4-3)

Qualifying Play-off Fixtures (Wednesday)

Liverpool v Hoffenheim (Agg 2-1)

CSKA v Young Boys (Agg 1-0)

FC Copenhagen v FK Qarabag (Agg 0-1)

Steaua Bucharest v Sporting (Agg 0-0)

Slavia Prague v Apoel Nic (Agg 0-2)