Besiktas would seek to take advantegous scoreline against Hapoel Beer-Sheva.
Besiktas will restart its European journey with the game against Hapoel Beer-Sheva during Europa League 2nd round 1st leg game in Israel as it would focus to get a good result prior to home game as it is undoubtedly would aim to get into final of this year competition.
Coming from the Champions League as the 3rd place with being unlucky against last game at the group against Dinamo Kiev, it has shown in recent years performance below its calibre at the Europa League especially when team was strong enough. Besiktas which in generally are having good season, did lose last its 2 games against Fenerbahce at the Turkish Cup last 16 and also last week game against Karabukspor. However, it would look at the game against Hapoel Beer-Sheva with full focus and motivation as it would now focus to the Europa League among defending its league title in the Turkey. Mentally it would be expected that loss to Karabukspor will not affect too much as due of other results it was able to defend its leadership. Most important thing for Besiktas is to stay focus and not take Israeli opponent too lightly.
Regardless of playing away it would be expected for Besiktas to provide an attacking football in Israel and try to get good score prior to 2nd leg game next week in Istanbul and regain motivation back to domestic league.
Krasnodar didnt play for 2 months, factor which could go to Fenerbahce advantage.
Fenerbahce is among three teams which would compete at the Europa League and in similar manner as it did last season it would meet with Russian club, but this time against Krasnodar, during Europa League 2nd round 1st leg game.
As it is known, due of extreme weather conditions in Russia, their league has 2 month break in winter and didnt yet start which makes Fenerbahce to be more visibly prepared for the game. This needs to be stated played an important role for the Fenerbahce at the last season against Lokomotiv Moscow and expected to be case tomorrow. One of the main disadvantage is to be playing at what is forecasted to be -10 degrees in Krasnador, but with great stadium which Russian club has there is chance that this weather will not be affected by the players. Another advantage for Fenerbahce is to play top football at the games which matters and certainly since this is being Europa League game, Fenerbahce players would give full focus to the game. Krasnodar is good team, being more or less equivalent to Bursaspor at the league but the factor of having long-term break might affect negatively to them even more.
If Fenerbahce will play its best football tomorrow it has all good chances to get a good result at the game tomorrow and come back to Istanbul with advantage scoreline.
Osmanlispor would focus to carry on its dream season at Europa League.
Osmanlispor as the team which would compete at the Europa League 2nd round 1st leg game against Olympiakos, might look to be least chance to get far or even pass this round among Turkish clubs but it needs to be reminded how Osmanlispor has competed so far this season.
During group stage, members who has followed this blog, would remember that this blog has praised a lot of the performance of the Osmanlispor and quite rightly so. Taking account that it has managed to get impressive results against Villarreal and Steaua Bucharest who are more used at this competitions, it will not be reasonable to state that Olympiakos has bigger advantage compare to their opponents due of experience. However, it needs to be remembered that play-off rounds needs for teams to have different mindset and hence it needs to provide more focus, an experience which Ankara side doesnt have due of factor its their first competiton at big tournament. Olympiakos would also have strong supporters which their are known worldwide, and hence for Osmanlispor main focus should be to take scoreline which it could around in 2nd leg, in other words draw would be good scoreline for them as Osmanlispor did provide great performance at home soil until now.
Osmanlispor is among suprirse clubs at this season Europa League and undoubedtly it would aim to carry on this impressive performance at the 2nd round of the competition.
Schedule
UEFA Europa League, 2nd round, 1st leg:
19:00 Krasnodar - Fenerbahce
21:00 Olympiakos - Osmanlispor
23:05 Hapoel Beer-Sheva - Besiktas
In other news:
- - Turkish Football Federation CEO Yildirim Demiroren: We would provide our candidacy to host Euro 2024 on 2nd March. We will not give a candidacy with joined country. I think we will have only 1 opponent for right to host it.
- Karabukspor youth coach Levent Acikgoz will take caretaker coach role at the team.
- Galatasaray head coach Igor Tudor assistants will be Ayhan Akman, Hari Vukas, Sandro Tomic and Tomi Modric.
- Igor Tudor has arrived to Galatasaray facilities today and plans to have training session later today.
- Galatasaray administrator Levent Nazifoglu: We have ended contract with Jan Olde Riekerink. And found out there is release clause with Karabukspor head coach Igor Tudor so we approached him.We understand anger of Karabukspor but their used strong words. It was overexerrated.We have players with release clause at contract. Their can buy them whenever their want.
- Galatasaray player Wesley Sneijder: I didnt get chance to work with Igor Tudor, I am injured currently. I hope I get recovered soon.
- -Karabukspor vice-CEO Tolga Gul:We have full trust to the team.We had gained 27 points with those players.We will do our best in Antalyspor
- Karabukspor caretaker coach Levent Acikgoz: We are now focussed to the Antalyaspor game. It will be tough game but we would give best. I dont think players will be affected of what happened recently. Their will show full focus.
- Akhisar Belediyespor player Fatih Ozturk has become injured and will not be able to play for 3 weeks.
- Trabzonspor plans to extend contract of its player Okay Yokuslu until end of the season.
- Fenerbahce player Volkan Sen is expected to be starting at starting 11 against Kasimpasa during Super League 21st week.
- Galatasaray player Lukas Podolski has informed to the administrators that he has made transfer deal with Vissel Kobe for 3 years with 15 million euro salary.
- Fenerbahce doesnt plan to extend contract with its loaned player Olexandr Karavayev
- Besiktas is reported to pay all salaries to their players for last 3 months.
- Fenerbahce player Robin van Persie wasnt included at the 18-team squad against Krasnodar at the Europa League 2nd round 1st leg game.
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