Beşiktaş, boosted by the victory over Fenerbahçe in the Super League, lost 2-1 to the Norwegian team Bodo/Glimt in the UEFA Europa League.
With the result of the match played in 0 degree temperature, the black and white team remained at six points.
Beşiktaş’s goal was scored by Gedson Fernandes in the 20th minute, while the Norwegian team’s goals were scored by Zinckernagel in the 37th minute and Björtuft in the 43rd minute.
Beşiktaş’s fixtures
The remaining fixtures of the black-whites in the UEFA Europa League are as follows:
22 January l Beşiktaş – Athletic Bilbao
30 January l Twente – Beşiktaş
The new format of the UEFA Europa League
This season, the UEFA Europa League will be organized in a league format with the participation of 36 teams instead of the classic group format.
Each team will face eight opponents, four at home and four away.
The top eight teams will advance directly to the round of 16.
The teams that place 9th-24th in the leagues will meet in the play-off round and try to get a ticket to the last 16 rounds.
Starting from the play-off round, a double-match elimination system will be used.
The final match will be held on May 21, 2025 at the San Mames Stadium in Bilbao, Spain.
Başakşehir won the Conference
Meanwhile, Başakşehir increased its points to five by beating the German team Heidenheim 3-1 at home in the fifth match of the European Conference League. Istanbul team is in 24th place.
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