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Beşiktaş seek victory away to Hoffenheim in the Europa League
Beşiktaş will visit Hoffenheim in Germany tomorrow in the second week of the UEFA Europa League. Vaclav Cerny will be unavailable for the match, which kicks off at 22:00 Türkiye time, while Orkun Kökçü and Dusan Vlahovic will be the Black and Whites’ main attacking hopes.
Beşiktaş will face Hoffenheim in Germany tomorrow in the UEFA Europa League. The match at the Rhein-Neckar-Arena will kick off at 22:00 Türkiye time and will be officiated by Belgian referee Lawrence Visser. The game will be broadcast live on TRT 1.
The Black and Whites, who have shown consistency under head coach Vincenzo Italiano, aim to continue their strong run in European competitions.
The second week of the UEFA Europa League will feature 18 matches tomorrow. Alongside the game involving Beşiktaş, the tournament’s only Turkish representative, Salzburg-Milan, Celta Vigo-Juventus, Benfica-Celtic, Olympique Lyon-Crystal Palace and Lech Poznan-Bayer Leverkusen are among the week’s notable fixtures.
Cerny is Beşiktaş’s only absentee
Vaclav Cerny will be Beşiktaş’s only unavailable player ahead of the Hoffenheim match. An MRI scan of the Czech winger, who was injured in the Kocaelispor match in the seventh week of the Süper Lig, showed a strain and edema in the posterior muscle of his left thigh.
Cerny will be unable to play in the away match in Germany because of the injury.
Orkun Kökçü and Vlahovic stand out
Beşiktaş captain Orkun Kökçü and striker Dusan Vlahovic have attracted attention with their recent performances. Orkun Kökçü has scored five goals in 13 appearances this season.
Serbian striker Vlahovic, meanwhile, has found the net six times in eight matches. The two players are expected to be Italiano’s most important attacking options against Hoffenheim.
Beşiktaş have won six of seven matches in Europe
The Black and Whites have won six of their seven UEFA Europa League matches this season. Beşiktaş defeated Midtjylland 1-0 and 2-0, and beat Hradec Kralove 1-0.
Beşiktaş defeated Kauno Zalgiris 3-0 in the first match before losing the return leg 1-0. The Black and Whites also beat Olympique de Marseille 4-1 in the opening week of the Europa League.
Beşiktaş scored 12 goals and conceded two in those matches.
Ozan Kabak plays for Hoffenheim
Türkiye international Ozan Kabak plays in Hoffenheim’s defense. Kabak has made seven appearances for the German side this season and scored one goal.
Beşiktaş’s UEFA squad
The following players are included in the squad Beşiktaş submitted to UEFA:
- Goalkeepers: Alexander Nübel, Mehmet Tuğra Yeşilyurt, Doğan Alemdar, Emir Yaşar
- Defenders: Kassoum Ouattara, Emmanuel Agbadou, Taylan Bulut, Rıdvan Yılmaz, Tiago Djalo, Ümit Akdağ, Emirhan Topçu, Yasin Özcan, Amir Murillo, Mustafa Azem Yortaç
- Midfielders: Wilfred Ndidi, Salih Özcan, Kartal Kayra Yılmaz, Orkun Kökçü, Junior Olaitan, Vaclav Cerny, Leandro Trossard, Fabio Miretti, İlhan Fakılı, Ali Pağda, Ozan Sevim
- Forwards: Hyeon-gyu Oh, Ernest Poku, Mustafa Hekimoğlu, Dusan Vlahovic, Ahmet Sami Bircan, Semih Kılıçsoy
Source: Anadolu Ajansı
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