Beşiktaş, which is playing its 7th match in the UEFA Europa League, hosts its Spanish rival Athletic Bilbao in Dolmabahçe. Playing their first match under new coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Kartal aims to win.
BEŞİKTAŞ – ATHLETIC BILBAO MATCH 11’S:
Besiktas: Mert Günok, Svensson, Emirhan, Uduokhai, Masuaku, Gedson, Al Musrati, Rashica, Rafa Silva, Muçi, Immobile
Athletic Bilbao: Agirrezabala, Oscar de Marcos, Nunez, Paredes, Berchiche, Prados, Jaureguizar, Berenguer, Gomez, Nico Williams, Guruzeta
WHEN, AT WHAT TIME, ON WHICH CHANNEL IS BEŞİKTAŞ – ATHLETIC BILBAO MATCH?
Beşiktaş – Athletic Bilbao match It started on Wednesday, January 22, at 18.30. The match is broadcast live on TRT 1.
DECIDER MATCH: CONTINUE OR OK
The black-whites, who started the UEFA Europa League with consecutive defeats, had 2 wins and 4 defeats in 6 matches. Beşiktaş, which is in the 28th place in the league table with 6 points on average, wants to beat Athletic Bilbao and get its name among the top 24 teams and carry its play-off claim to the last match.
THE TEAM WITH MINIMUM GOALS
The guest team, under the management of Ernesto Valverde, is partner at the top with leader Lazio with 16 points, having won 5 and drawn 1 in 6 matches in the Europa League this season.
The Spanish team, which conceded only 2 goals in the organization this season, stands out as the team that conceded the fewest goals among 36 teams.
Athletic Bilbao beat Fenerbahçe 2-0 in the match played in Istanbul in the 6th week of the Europa League.
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SOLSKJAER’S FIRST EXAM
Beşiktaş’s new coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer played his first match against Athletic Bilbao in the UEFA Europa League.
The Norwegian coach, who signed a 2.5-season contract with the black-and-white club with an option for 1 year, is playing his first match against the Spanish team.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer played the 68th match of his career in European cups at the head of Beşiktaş.
The 51-year-old coach, who previously coached Molde and Manchester United, had 34 wins, 11 draws and 22 losses in a total of 67 matches in European cups.
The Norwegian coach, who succeeded in reaching the final of the UEFA Europa League while managing Manchester United, was defeated by Villarreal on penalties.
JULIAN WEINBERGER IS BLOWING THE WHISTLE!
Julian Weinberger from the Austrian Football Federation blows the whistle for the Beşiktaş – Athletic Bilbao match. Weinberger’s assistants are Andreas Heidenreich and Maximilian Kolbitsch. The 4th referee of the match is Stefan Ebner. Manuel Schuettengruber will sit in the VAR seat of the tough match. Alan Kijas takes part in AVAR.