In the 7th week of the UEFA Europa League, Beşiktaş will face the Spanish team Athletic Bilbao at Tüpraş Stadium. Coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who signed a 2.5-year contract with the Black-Whites last week with an option for 1 year, also had his first test at the helm of the team.
The only change from Solskjaer
The Norwegian coach made only one change from the 11 of the Samsunspor match, which was played under the management of Technical Officer Serdar Topraktepe in the 20th week of the Super League and ended in a goalless draw, and appeared against Bilbao. Solskjaer gave Ernest Muçi a chance to replace Joao Mario in midfield.
Beşiktaş's match 11 against Athletic Bilbao is as follows
“Mert Günok – Jonas Svensson, Emirhan Topçu, Felix Uduokhai, Arthur Masuaku – Gedson Fernades Al-Musrati, Milot Rashica Rafa Silva, Ernest Muçi – Ciro Immobile.”
Athletic Bilbao played against Beşiktaş with the following 11
“Agirrezabala – Berchiche, Parades, Unai Nunez, De Marcos – Prados, Jaureguizar, Berenguer, Gomez, Nico Williams – Guruzeta.”
Mert Günok said 'dahlia'
Beşiktaş's experienced goalkeeper Mert Günok said 'a star' with the Athletic Bilbao match. Günok, who started the Bilbao match in the 11th minute and played in his 100th match, has been wearing the black-white jersey since the 2020-2021 season. Mert Günok scored 115 goals in this period. Experienced Glove did not allow a goal to his opponents in 33 matches. The 35-year-old goalkeeper did not want to receive his 100th match plaque before the match due to the hotel fire in Kartalkaya.
The warm-up started with a banner saying 'Our condolences'
Beşiktaş players took to the field to warm up before the Athletic Bilbao match, holding a 'Condolences' banner in memory of the citizens who lost their lives in the hotel fire in Bolu Kartalkaya. This behavior of the black and white players also received applause from the stands.
A moment of silence and 1 minute of silence
Before the match, a minute of silence was held in memory of those who lost their lives in the hotel fire in Bolu. In addition, the black-and-white fans who filled the Tüpraş Stadium remained silent for 1 minute at the kickoff. UAV
