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By Darren Ennis
BRUSSELS, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Turkey's Fenerbahce secured a spot in the group stages of the Champions League after a 2-0 win at Anderlecht on Wednesday in a game marred by crowd violence.
After a 1-0 win at home two weeks ago, the Turkish first division side won the tie 3-0 on agregate.
Belgian police had to intervene after fans from both clubs clashed in the 80th minute and the game was stopped for several minutes after Anderlecht fans attempted to jump over fencing dividing them and visiting fans.
A number of racist chants were also heard from both sets of supporters and Anderlecht players were forced to intervene to calm the situation.
"At the moment there is a lot of activity on the streets, but we will have to wait and see if there are any arrests," a Brussels police spokesman said.
The visitors took the lead after three minutes when Mateja Kezman tapped the ball home easily after Anderlecht had failed to clear a corner.
The goal stung the Belgian champions into action but, despite throwing everything at their opponents, they conceded a second goal on the counter-attack when Brazilian Alex pounced to put the tie beyond doubt.
Fernabahce enter Thursday's Champions league group stage draw, while Anderlecht will be among the teams in Friday's UEFA Cup draw.
