Fenerbahçe is playing away against the Dutch team AZ Alkmaar this evening in the 4th week of the UEFA Europa League.
The match, which will start at 23.00 GMT at AZ Stadium, will be managed by John Beaton from the Scottish Football Federation. Beaton’s assistants will be Daniel McFarlane and David McGeachie. Calum Scott will be the 4th referee in the match.
Fenerbahçe, which started the UEFA Europa League with a 2-1 win over Union Saint-Gilloise, drew 1-1 with Twente in the Netherlands and the English team Manchester United at home with the same score.
Jose Mourinho’s students are in the 14th place among 36 teams with 5 points after 3 matches.
Dutch team AZ Alkmaar started the UEFA Europa League with a 3-2 win over Elfsborg, but could not get any points away from Athletic Bilbao and Tottenham.
SQUADS OF THE MATCH
THE ALKMAAR: Owusu-Oduro, Maikuma, Penetra, Dekker, M. de Wit, Kwakman, Mijnans, Koopmeiners, Addai, Parrott, Lahdo
RESERVES: Moves, Zoet, Goes, Smit, Kasius, Meerdink, Daal, Dijkstra
FENERBAHCE: Livakovic, Osayi-Samuel, Becao, Çağlar, Mert Müldür, Fred, İsmail, Amrabat, Saint-Maximin, Tadic, Dzeko
RESERVES: İrfan Can Eğribayat, Ertuğrul, Samet, Mert Hakan, En-Nesyri, Cenk, Zeki, Szymanski, Kaan, Şükür, Yusuf
3RD APPOINTMENT BETWEEN THE TWO TEAMS
Fenerbahçe and AZ Alkmaar have previously faced each other in 2 official competitions.
The two teams competed in the 3rd round of the UEFA Cup, as it was called at that time, in the 2006-07 season. While the match in Istanbul ended in a 3-3 draw, the match in the Netherlands ended 2-2 in 90 minutes. AZ Alkmaar was the side that managed to advance to the round with the away goal advantage.
The two teams competed twice in friendly matches.
The Dutch team won the friendly match 2-0 in 2010, while Fenerbahçe won 3-2 in 2019.
JOSE MOURINHO IS PENALIZED IN FENERBAHÇE
Fenerbahçe Coach Jose Mourinho, who received a red card in the match against Manchester United, will not be able to take his place on the bench against AZ Alkmaar.
The treatment of 2 players in the yellow-dark blue team continues.
Jayden Oosterwolde, who was announced to be away from the team for a long time, and İrfan Can Kahveci, who was injured in the Trabzonspor away game, will not be able to play in the Netherlands away game.
Cengiz Ünder, who started training with the team, is not expected to be in the Dutch team.
Norwegian football player David Möller Wolfe, who plays at left back for the home team, will not be able to play against Fenerbahçe due to the red card he received against Tottenham.
MERT MÜLÜR AT LEFT BACK
Since Jayden Oosterwolde is injured and Kostic and Levent Mercan are not in the UEFA squad, Mert Müldür, who played at left back against Manchester United, is expected to play in the same area in tonight’s match.
Oğuz Aydın and Bartuğ Elmaz of the yellow-dark blue team are not in the UEFA squad.
FENERBAHÇE’S UEFA SQUAD
Fenerbahçe’s UEFA Europa League squad includes the following players:
Dominik Livakovic, İrfan Can Eğribayat, Ertuğrul Çetin, Samet Akaydin, Çağlar Söyüncü, Alexander Djiku, Rodrigo Becao, Bright Osayi-Samuel, Mert Müldür, Jayden Oosterwolde, İsmail Yüksek, Mert Hakan Yandaş, Fred, İrfan Can Kahveci, Sofyan Amrabat, Sebastian Szymanski, Tadic, Allan Saint-Maximin, Cengiz Ünder, Cenk Tosun, Youssef En-Nesyri, Dzeko.
