BeÅŸiktaÅŸ out to finish German hex opposite Leipzig
BeÅŸiktaÅŸ JK began Group G positively, yet a Turkish team’s winless record opposite German clubs gives newcomers RB Leipzig wish of another good UEFA Champions League outcome in Istanbul.
• While this is a initial European divided diversion for debutants Leipzig, Beşiktaş have mislaid all 3 prior home matches opposite Bundesliga visitors yet scoring – and have been beaten in all yet one of their games opposite German sides overall.
Match background
BeÅŸiktaÅŸ
• The Turkish team, who kicked off with a 3-1 feat during FC Porto, have won their final 3 European home fixtures, and are dominant in their final 9 matches in Istanbul (W4 D5) given a 3-1 detriment to Club Brugge KV in a 2014/15 UEFA Europa League turn of 16. That is a solitary retreat in their final 17 European home games (W9 D7).
• BeÅŸiktaÅŸ drew all 3 home matches in final season’s organisation stage, and have drawn their final 4 home fixtures in a UEFA Champions League, subordinate included. The 3-1 third subordinate turn win opposite Feyenoord in Aug 2014 is their usually home feat in their final 8 games in this foe (D4 L3), again including subordinate – although they are dominant in their final 5 such fixtures in Istanbul.
• In 2016/17 Beşiktaş finished third in their organisation and changed into a UEFA Europa League, where they got as distant as a quarter-finals before losing on penalties to Olympique Lyonnais.
• BeÅŸiktaÅŸ have not faced a German side given Nov 2009 and a 3-0 detriment during home to VfL Wolfsburg in a UEFA Champions League organisation stage. That outcome followed a 2-0 home retreat to FC Bayern München in a 1997/98 organisation theatre and a 1-0 home detriment to Borussia Dortmund in a 1989/90 European Cup Winners’ Cup initial turn (1-3 aggregate).
• A goalless pull in Wolfsburg in 2009/10 is a usually time Beşiktaş have avoided improved opposite German clubs. They have conceded 12 goals in their 7 matches, scoring two.
Leipzig
• The German organisation started Group G with a 1-1 pull during home to final season’s semi-finalists AS Monaco FC. Emil Forsberg scored Leipzig’s initial European idea in what was their initial ever diversion in continental competition.
• Leipzig competent for a initial incursion into continental foe by entrance second in a 2016/17 Bundesliga – in what, remarkably, was their entrance deteriorate in a German tip flight.
• Leipzig are a 12th bar to paint Germany in a UEFA Champions League organisation stage.
• The German side were also a initial organisation from any nation to make their European entrance in a organisation theatre of this competition.
Coach and actor links
• BeÅŸiktaÅŸ manager Åženol GüneÅŸ encountered West Germany in 3 UEFA European Championship qualifiers during his time as a goalkeeper. He kept a purify piece in Turkey’s goalless pull in Izmir on 1 Apr 1979, and suffered a 2-0 divided improved that December. The nations met again in a preliminaries for a 1984 UEFA European Championship, Turkey losing 3-0 in Apr 1983.
• There are 3 Germany-born players in a Beşiktaş squad: Cenk Tosun (born in Wetzlar), Tolgay Arslan (Paderborn) and Orkan Çınar (Dortmund).
• Atınç Nukan, who is not in BeÅŸiktaÅŸ’s UEFA Champions League squad, is on loan from Leipzig.
• Have played in Germany:
Duško Tošić (SV Werder Bremen 2007–10)
Ryan Babel (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 2011–12)
Cenk Tosun (Eintracht Frankfurt 2008–11)
Tolgay Arslan (Hamburger SV 2009–15, TSV Alemannia Aachen 2010/11)
Orkan Çınar (VfL Wolfsburg 2013/14, SpVgg Greüther Fürth 2014/15)
• Has played in Turkey:
Bruma (Galatasaray AŞ 2013–17, Gaziantepspor 2014)
• Have played together:
Ryan Babel Marvin Compper (Hoffenheim, 2011–12)
Ryan Babel Dominik Kaiser (Hoffenheim, 2011–12)
Ryan Babel Péter Gulásci (Liverpool, 2008–11)
• International team-mates:
Ricardo Quaresma, Pepe Bruma (Portugal)
• Bruma scored Real Sociedad de Fútbol’s idea in a 3-1 Liga detriment to Pepe’s Real Madrid CF in Dec 2015.
• Ãlvaro Negredo netted twice in Sevilla FC’s 5-1 Spanish Liga feat over Fabio Coltorti’s Real Racing Club Santander in May 2010; Adriano was also in a Sevilla team.
• Quaresma and Pepe have twice got a improved of Gulásci’s Hungary in subordinate for a 2018 FIFA World Cup, Portugal winning 3-0 during home in Mar 2017 and 1-0 divided on 3 September.
• Stefan Ilsanker and Marcel Sabitzer were in a Austria side that drew 0-0 with Portugal, who enclosed Quaresma and Pepe, in a UEFA EURO 2016 organisation stage.
Match facts
BeÅŸiktaÅŸ
• A 2-1 improved during Fenerbahçe SK finished BeÅŸiktaÅŸ’s six-game dominant run, that stretched behind to a 2-1 detriment to Konyaspor in a Turkish Super Cup on 6 August.
• Both sides finished Saturday’s diversion with 9 men, Ricardo Quaresma (43) and Atiba Hutchinson (85) a group discharged for a Black Eagles, while manager Åženol GüneÅŸ was sent to a stands. OÄŸuzhan Özyakup was shown a red label for gainsay after a final whistle.
• In a deficiency of a dangling Tošić, midfielder Gary Medel started during centre-back in a 2-0 home joining feat over Konyaspor on 18 September. Tošić returned for a Fenerbahçe game.
• Oğuzhan Özyakup missed a Konyaspor tie with a thigh problem yet returned for a Fenerbahçe match. Adriano was replaced after pang a calf damage during that compare and missed a Fenerbahçe game.
• Beşiktaş sojourn 30 home joining matches dominant and have not mislaid on their possess territory in any foe given 5 February.
• Gökhan Gönül (tibia) is nonetheless to play this season.
• Babel, final capped in Nov 2011, is in a 35-man provisional Netherlands patrol for their European Qualifiers opposite Belarus and Sweden subsequent month.
Leipzig
• Leipzig have mislaid dual of their 6 Bundesliga games this term. They did not humour their second joining improved final deteriorate until a final turn of matches before a winter break.
• Timo Werner has 9 goals in 10 appearances for bar and nation this season, carrying scored in Saturday’s 2-1 success opposite Eintracht Frankfurt.
• Jean-Kévin Augustin scored his initial idea for Leipzig in a 2-2 pull opposite VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach on 16 September. Naby Keïta was sent off late on.
• Dayot Upamecano (foot) and Augustin (toe) missed a 1-0 improved during FC Augsburg 3 days later, yet Augustin returned to measure in a 23 Sep compare opposite Eintracht in that summer signing Yvon Mvogo done his Leipzig debut.