Saints sunk by Ole Gunnar Solskjær's Besiktas

Besiktas have the pedigree and the resources to furrow deep into this competition, which will lead them next to a likely playoff against Swiss outfit Lausanne.

HAT TRICK: Besiktas’ Tammy Abraham scored a hat-trick to help his side to a 4-1 lead in the first leg of the third qualifying round. Pic: ©INPHO/Ryan Byrne

Europa Conference League, Third qualifying round, 1st leg: St Patrick’s Athletic 1 (Power 49’) Beşiktaş 3 (Màrio 8’, Abraham 14’, 23’, 43’ (P))

Tammy Abraham was dislodged by Evan Ferguson but he inflicted pain on the Irish by delivering a 30-minute hat-trick to derail St Patrick’s Athletic’s European journey.