Tromsø 2-1 Beşiktaş

The Black and Whites made a flying start into their away playoff match in Norway and went ahead through Almeida after 9 minutes. The Norwegian side pressed for the equaliser during the remaining minutes of the first half, but the Eagles managed to hold on to their one-goal lead at the break. Tromsø looked definitely the better side in the second frame as Bendiksen brought the teams on level terms with a 49th-minute penalty-kick. Then, Pritchard took advantage of a Beşiktaş defensive blunder and put his side 2-1 in front for good. The return match will be played in Istanbul on Thursday, 29 August, with the qualifier advancing to the Europa League group stages.