After having opened the scoring through Rachid Ghezzal on penalty (22nd), the reigning Turkish champion collapsed in the second period, suffering a double from the Ivorian Sébastien Haller (54th and 69th).
Michy Batshuayi was back to competition after an injury that sidelined him for 4 games. He climbed in the 67th minute in place of the scorer, Rachid Ghezzal, to dispute the end of the match.
Besiktas, who has therefore not taken a single point as the last day of the group stage looms, is condemned to 4th place in Group C. Ajax continues its perfect campaign with a record of 15 out of 15 and seals his 1st place ahead of Dortmund and Sporting, tied with 6 points, which clash at 9 p.m. Only the 2nd will advance to the next round while the 3rd will be transferred to the Europa League.
In the other early game of the evening, Inter won a crucial victory against Shakhtar Donetsk, 2-0, thanks to a brace from Edin Dzeko (61st and 67th).
Like Besiktas, Shakhtar is eliminated from the Champions League and will not be able to compete for 3rd qualifying place for the Europa League. With 1 point, the Ukrainians are out of reach, 5 points from Sheriff Tiraspol, 3rd with 6 points, which is preparing to welcome Real Madrid, 2nd with 9 points, at 9 p.m. Inter are temporarily 1st with 10 points.
