Fener beat Stuttgart in a game of “penalties”

Stuttgart lost in consecutive Europa League fixtures as Kerem Aktürkoğlu’s first-half penalty-kick won a hard-fought game for Domenico Tedesco’s Fenerbahçe.

A lackluster display in Istanbul ended with a defeat for Stuttgart against Fenerbahçe. In pure contrast to their Bundesliga form, Sebastian Hoeneß’s side now lost back-to-back games in Europe.

Despite the electric atmosphere inside Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Stuttgart barely showed nerves in possession in the early exchanges. However, the hosts still managed to fashion the first five shots on target through five players inside the first 20…