Trabzonspor fall 1-0 to Ferencváros in Europa League playoff first leg

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Trabzonspor fell 1-0 to Ferencváros in the first leg of their Europa League group-stage playoff in Hungary on Thursday. The Turkish club will need to overturn the deficit in next week's return leg. Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah started his first match since joining Trabzonspor, having been named on the bench for Saturday's Süper Lig fixture against Kasımpaşa. He played the full match but failed to score or secure a win on his debut. Turkish sports media were heavily critical of Salah's performance. Sporx reported that the coaching staff had high expectations of the experienced player. Speaking before the game, head coach Fatih Tekke said Salah was ready to contribute and stressed that success depends on collective play rather than individual performance.