Beşiktaş will face Danish side Midtjylland away tomorrow in the second leg of the UEFA Europa League second qualifying round. The match at MCH Arena will kick off at 20:00 Türkiye time and will be broadcast live on S Sport.
Having won the first leg 1-0 in Istanbul, the Black and Whites will take the field with an advantage as they seek to advance. The match will be officiated by English referee John Brooks, with Neil Davies and Nick Greenhalgh serving as assistants.
Three absentees for Beşiktaş
Beşiktaş will be without three important players ahead of the second leg. Leandro Trossard, who is on leave, Felix Uduokhai, who is suspended following a red card, and Wilfred Ndidi, who is sidelined with an ankle injury, will not play against Midtjylland.
UEFA squad
The following players are included in Beşiktaş's UEFA A list:
- Alexander Nübel
- Doğan Alemdar
- Emre Bilgin
- Kassoum Ouattara
- Emmanuel Agbadou
- Felix Uduokhai
- Taylan Bulut
- Rıdvan Yılmaz
- Tiago Djalo
- Emirhan Topçu
- Yasin Özcan
- Amir Murillo
- Wilfred Ndidi
- Amir Hadziahmetovic
- Salih Özcan
- Milot Rashica
- Kartal Kayra Yılmaz
- Orkun Kökçü
- Junior Olaitan
- Vaclav Cerny
- İlhan Fakılı
- Hyeon-Gyu Oh
- Mustafa Erhan Hekimoğlu
- Semih Kılıçsoy
Mehmet Tuğra Yeşilyurt, Emir Yaşar, Mustafa Azem Yortaç, Cumali Gürsel, Asım Efe Işık, Devrim Şahin, Ali Pağda, Ozan Sevim, Kartal Cengizer, Fahri Kerem Ay and Ahmet Sami Bircan are included on the B list.
Qualification scenarios
Beşiktaş will advance to the third qualifying round with any win or draw against their opponents. A one-goal victory for Midtjylland would send the match into extra time. If the Danish side wins by two or more goals, Midtjylland will advance.
Potential opponent and alternative route
If Beşiktaş eliminate Midtjylland, they will face the winner of the Hradec Kralove (Czechia)-Tromsø (Norway) tie in the third qualifying round. Hradec Kralove, who won the first leg 1-0 away, will host the second leg tomorrow.
If the Black and Whites fail to advance, they will continue their campaign in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Conference League. At this stage, they will face the winner of the Bohemian (Ireland)-Ballkani (Kosovo) tie. Bohemian beat Ballkani 2-1 in the first leg.