Beşiktaş host Crystal Palace in the Europa League

Beşiktaş host Crystal Palace tonight in Matchday 3 of the UEFA Europa League. The match will kick off at 22.00 at Tüpraş Stadium.

Dutch referee Danny Makkelie will officiate the match. His assistants will be Hessel Steegstra and Jan de Vries.

The black and white side, coached by Italian manager Vincenzo Italiano, started the tournament with two wins. Beşiktaş beat Olympique Marseille 4-1 in the first week and Hoffenheim 3-2 in the second, and they want to keep going by beating the English opponent as well.

Including the qualifying rounds, Beşiktaş have played 8 matches in Europe this season and won 7 of them. In the second qualifying round, they beat Midtjylland 1-0 and 2-0, then got past Hradec Kralove in the next round with 1-0 results in both matches. In the play-off round, the black and whites beat Kauno Zalgiris 3-0 in the first leg and lost the return leg 1-0. During this run, the team scored 15 goals and conceded 4.

Beşiktaş are also unbeaten at home. In front of their own fans, the team has played 4 matches each in the Süper Lig and in European competitions, and won all 8 of them.