Turks beat Israeli visitors in tense Europa League tie
September 15, 2011 -- Updated 2311 GMT (0711 HKT)
(CNN) -- Some big-name clubs were in action in European football's second-tier competition on Thursday, but most attention was focused on Istanbul for the visit of little-fancied Maccabi Tel-Aviv.
In a match played against a backdrop of escalating tensions between Turkey and Israel, the home team Besiktas triumphed 5-1 in the opening round of the Europa League tournament.
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