Beşiktaş host Crystal Palace in the Europa League

Beşiktaş will host English side Crystal Palace in the third week of the UEFA Europa League. The match at Tüpraş Stadium will kick off at 22:00. Dutch referee Danny Makkelie will officiate the match, assisted by Hessel Steegstra and Jan de Vries.

The starting elevens have been announced. Beşiktaş: Nübel, Murillo, Agbadou, Djalo, Rıdvan, Salih, Cerny, Olaitan, Miretti, Trossard, Vlahovic. Crystal Palace: Benitez, Richards, Disasi, Ahanor, Khalaili, Wharton, Timber, Mitchell, Kamada, Pino, Larsen.

Captain Orkun Kökçü will not be able to play in this match. The player, who was injured in the Hoffenheim match, also missed the Süper Lig game against Trabzonspor.

The Black and Whites, coached by Italian manager Vincenzo Italiano, have won 7 of their 8 European matches this season, including the qualifying rounds. The team beat Midtjylland 1-0 and 2-0, and Hradec Kralove 1-0 in both matches. In the play-off round they defeated Kauno Zalgiris 3-0 and lost the return leg 1-0. In the first week of the league phase they beat Olympique Marseille 4-1, and in the second week they defeated Hoffenheim 3-2.

Beşiktaş have scored 15 goals in this run and conceded 4. Having won both of their league matches so far, the team aims to get past the English opponent and secure their place in the upper rankings.