Trabzonspor, which lost to Copenhagen in the UEFA Champions League Play-Off round, will represent our country in the UEFA Europa League this season. The burgundy blue team will play with Red Star, Monaco and Ferencvaros in Group H. So who are Trabzonspor’s rivals? Here are the highlights…
RED STAR
Trabzonspor matched with a Serbian representative for the first time in European cup history; Red Star has been an opponent to Galatasaray in all four matches it has played against Turkish teams and was undefeated in these matches (2D 2B).
The Serbian representative has a staff value of 55 million Euros. The prominent stars of the team are; Mirko Ivanic, Aleksandar Dragovic, Aleksandar Katai and Strahinja Erakovic.
MONACO
Matching against Monaco for the first time in the history of European Cups, Trabzonspor received its only defeat in six matches played against French teams in August 2009 from Toulouse in the home field (3D 2B).
The squad value of the French club is 363 million euros. Star players of the team; Benoît Badiashile, Mohamed Camara, Wissam Ben Yedder, Aleksandr Golovin and Kevin Volland. The club finished third in the French Ligue 1 last season with 69 points.
FERENCVAROS
Trabzonspor matched Ferencvaros for the first time in the history of European cups; After losing 4-0 against Galatasaray in the first match played against Turkish teams, the Hungarian team won four of the five matches (1B).
The squad value of the Hungarian club is 39 million Euros. Aïssa Laïdouni, Adama Traoré and Marquinhos. The club finished last season as the leader with 71 points.