Fenerbahçe drew 3-3 with Eyüpspor at the Şükrü Saracoğlu on the final day of the campaign, and the point was enough to confirm second place and Champions League qualification for the home side.

The match turned into a frantic see-saw. Mateusz Łęgowski opened for Eyüpspor in the 17th minute from outside the box after a lay-off from Umut Bozok, and Metehan Altunbas doubled the lead in the 36th minute from the centre after a pass from Bedirhan Özyurt. Fenerbahçe replied after the break, with Fred cutting the deficit in the 68th minute from an Ismail Yuksek pass before Kerem Aktürkoğlu levelled in the 79th minute after being set up by Oguz Aydın. Aktürkoğlu then put Fenerbahçe ahead in the 82nd minute with a strike from Nelson Semedo, only for Talha Ülvan to rescue a draw for Eyüpspor in the 87th minute from range after a pass from Dorin Rotariu.

The numbers underlined how heavily Fenerbahçe pressed. They finished with 77.7% possession, 19 attempts and seven on target, while Eyüpspor managed six attempts and cleared the ball 36 times. The result left Fenerbahçe on 74 points and confirmed the standings they needed at the top end, while Eyüpspor ended the season 15th.

That made the closing minutes decisive, but not clean. Fenerbahçe twice erased the deficit and briefly moved in front, yet they still had to settle for a draw against a side that spent long stretches defending deep and surviving under pressure. For a team that needed the result, the night delivered the target even if it did not deliver control.

In the end, the scoreboard told the story that mattered most. Fenerbahçe got the point that fixed second place and sent them into Europe’s premier competition, while Eyüpspor finished their campaign with a result that stopped the contest from becoming a one-sided coronation.