Be\u015fikta\u015f 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.<\/p>\n
\u2022 While this is a initial European divided diversion for debutants Leipzig, Be\u015fikta\u015f have mislaid all 3 prior home matches opposite Bundesliga visitors yet scoring \u2013\u00a0and have been beaten in all yet one of their games opposite German sides overall.<\/p>\n
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Match background<\/strong><\/p>\n Be\u015fikta\u015f<\/strong> \u2022 Be\u015fikta\u015f 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<\/a> in Aug 2014 is their usually home feat in their final 8 games in this foe (D4 L3), again including subordinate \u2013\u00a0although they are dominant in their final 5 such fixtures in Istanbul.<\/p>\n \u2022 In 2016\/17 Be\u015fikta\u015f 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<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u2022 Be\u015fikta\u015f have not faced a German side given Nov 2009 and a 3-0 detriment during home to VfL Wolfsburg<\/a> in a UEFA Champions League organisation stage. That outcome followed a 2-0 home retreat to FC Bayern M\u00fcnchen<\/a> 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).<\/p>\n \u2022 A goalless pull in Wolfsburg in 2009\/10<\/a> is a usually time Be\u015fikta\u015f have avoided improved opposite German clubs. They have conceded 12 goals in their 7 matches, scoring two.<\/p>\n Leipzig<\/strong> \u2022 Leipzig competent for a initial incursion into continental foe by entrance second in a 2016\/17 Bundesliga \u2013\u00a0in what, remarkably, was their entrance deteriorate in a German tip flight.<\/p>\n \u2022 Leipzig are a 12th bar to paint Germany in a UEFA Champions League organisation stage.<\/p>\n \u2022 The German side were also a initial organisation from any nation to make their European entrance in a organisation theatre of this competition.<\/p>\n Coach and actor links<\/strong> \u2022 There are 3 Germany-born players in a Be\u015fikta\u015f squad: Cenk Tosun (born in Wetzlar), Tolgay Arslan (Paderborn) and Orkan \u00c7\u0131nar (Dortmund).<\/p>\n \u2022 At\u0131n\u00e7 Nukan, who is not in Be\u015fikta\u015f’s UEFA Champions League squad, is on loan from Leipzig.<\/p>\n \u2022 Have played in Germany: \u2022 Has played in Turkey: \u2022 Have played together: \u2022 International team-mates: \u2022 Bruma scored Real Sociedad de F\u00fatbol’s idea in a 3-1 Liga detriment to Pepe’s Real Madrid CF in Dec 2015.<\/p>\n \u2022 \u00c1lvaro 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.<\/p>\n \u2022 Quaresma and Pepe have twice got a improved of Gul\u00e1sci’s Hungary in subordinate for a 2018 FIFA World Cup, Portugal winning 3-0 during home<\/a> in Mar 2017 and 1-0 divided on 3 September<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\u2022 The Turkish team, who kicked off with a 3-1 feat during FC Porto<\/a>, 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<\/a> in a 2014\/15 UEFA Europa League turn of 16. That is a solitary retreat in their final 17 European home games (W9 D7).<\/p>\n
\u2022 The German organisation started Group G with a 1-1 pull during home to final season’s semi-finalists AS Monaco FC<\/a>. Emil Forsberg scored Leipzig’s initial European idea in what was their initial ever diversion in continental competition.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Be\u015fikta\u015f manager \u015eenol G\u00fcne\u015f 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.<\/p>\n
Du\u0161ko To\u0161i\u0107 (SV Werder Bremen 2007\u201310)
Ryan Babel (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 2011\u201312)
Cenk Tosun (Eintracht Frankfurt 2008\u201311)
Tolgay Arslan (Hamburger SV 2009\u201315, TSV Alemannia Aachen 2010\/11)
Orkan \u00c7\u0131nar (VfL Wolfsburg 2013\/14, SpVgg Gre\u00fcther F\u00fcrth 2014\/15)<\/p>\n
Bruma (Galatasaray A\u015e 2013\u201317, Gaziantepspor 2014)<\/p>\n
Ryan Babel Marvin Compper (Hoffenheim, 2011\u201312)
Ryan Babel Dominik Kaiser (Hoffenheim, 2011\u201312)
Ryan Babel P\u00e9ter Gul\u00e1sci (Liverpool, 2008\u201311)<\/p>\n
Ricardo Quaresma, Pepe Bruma (Portugal)<\/p>\n