In Fenerbahçe, which hosted the Spanish team Athletic Bilbao in the 6th week of the UEFA Europa League, coach Jose Mourinho made 4 changes in the first 11, 3 of which were mandatory, according to the squad of the last Beşiktaş match in the league. Minister of Youth and Sports Osman Aşkın Bak and UEFA President Alexander Ceferin also followed the match at the stadium.
While the Portuguese coach benched Edin Dzeko, one of the players in the first 11 against Beşiktaş, Fred could not play against Athletic Bilbao due to a yellow card penalty. Oğuz Aydın and Filip Kostic, whose names are not included in the UEFA list, were not included in the squad.
Coach Jose Mourinho replaced these players with En-Nesyri, İsmail Yüksek, Sebastian Szymanski and Bright Osayi-Samuel in the starting 11 against Athletic Bilbao.
The yellow-dark blue team started the Athletic Bilbao match with Livakovic, Osayi Samuel, Djiku, Samet Akaydin, Mert Müldür, Amrabat, İsmail Yüksek, Tadic, Szymanski, Saint-Maximin and En-Nesyri.
4 MISSING IN FENERBAHÇE
Fenerbahçe could not benefit from 4 of its players in the Athletic Bilbao match.
In addition to Jayden Oosterwolde, who had a long-term injury for the yellow-dark blue team, Fred Rodrigues, who was suspended for a yellow card, could not play in the match.
Mert Hakan Yandaş and goalkeeper İrfan Can Eğribayat, who had minor injuries, were not included in the squad for the Athletic Bilbao match.
MINISTER BAK AND UEFA PRESIDENT CEFERIN ALSO WATCHED THE MATCH
Minister of Youth and Sports Osman Aşkın Bak and UEFA President Alexander Ceferin followed the match at the stadium.
Minister Bak and Ceferin watched the match in the protocol tribune with Turkish Football Federation (TFF) President İbrahim Hacıosmanoğlu, UEFA Board Member Servet Yardımcı, TFF 1st Deputy President Ceyhun Kazancı and Fenerbahçe Club President Ali Koç.
Çağlar Söyüncü joins the squad after 1 month
Fenerbahçe’s national defender Çağlar Söyüncü returned to the field with the Athletic Bilbao match.
Çağlar Söyüncü, who was injured in the Net Global Sivasspor match played on November 10 in the 12th week of the Trendyol Super League, could not take part in the next 3 leagues and one UEFA Europa League match.
Çağlar Söyüncü, who was absent from the Bellona Kayserispor, Gaziantep FK, Beşiktaş and Slavia Prague matches, took his place in the squad for the Athletic Bilbao match.
SUPPORT FROM FANS
Fenerbahçe fans did not leave their team alone against Athletic Bilbao.
The yellow-dark blue fans, who took their places in the stands, called and applauded the players one by one as they came onto the field to warm up before the match.
