Galatasaray out of UEFA Europa League tournament

By Fatih Erel</p> <p>ISTANBUL (AA) – Turkey's Galatasaray was eliminated from the UEFA Europa League tournament Thursday after losing to Portugal's Benfica 2-1 on aggregate in the round of 32 match.</p> <p>In Lisbon, Benfica advanced to the round of 16 with a goalless draw against Galatasaray. </p> <p>In the second-highest level football competition in Europe, Benfica had the advantage going into the match at home with a 2-1 win under their belt from their first-leg away match last Thursday in Istanbul.</p> <p>The Lions are the only Turkish club to have won the UEFA Cup in 1999-2000 and the 2000 UEFA Super Cup, while Benfica won two European Cups in 1961 and 1962 and lost two Europa League finals in 2013 and 2014.</p> <p>Galatasaray and Benfica were among the eight teams transferring from the UEFA Champions League group stage to the UEFA Europa League.</p> <p>Benfica and Galatasaray are in second place in their respective national football leagues.

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