Five changes from Mourinho! Fenerbahçe's starting eleven for the match against Union SG has been announced.

Fenerbahçe will host Belgium's Union Saint-Gilloise in the first match of the UEFA Europa League. The match will be broadcast live on TRT 1. The game will start at 19:45 at Ülker Stadium, and it will be officiated by Benoit Bastien from the French Football Federation. Bastien will be assisted by Hicham Zakrani and Aurelien Berthomieu, also from the same federation. Mathieu Vernice will serve as the fourth official in the match.

STARTING 11

Fenerbahçe: Livakovic, Mert, Becao, Çağlar, Oosterwolde, Amrabat, Fred, Cengiz, Szymanski, İrfan Can, En Nesyri.

Union Saint-Gilloise: Moris, Castro-Montes, Burgess, Mac Allister, Machida, Sadiki, Vanhoutte, Rasmussen, Ivanovic, Niang, Rodriguez.

FENERBAHÇE'S STATUS

The yellow-navy team, which passed Switzerland's Lugano in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League, earned the right to compete in the UEFA Europa League after being eliminated by France's Lille in the third round. Fenerbahçe started the Trendyol Super League with 4 wins and 1 draw in the first 5 matches, but lost 3-1 at home to their arch-rival Galatasaray in the last match, drawing the ire of their fans. The yellow-navy team faced their Belgian rival in the UEFA Conference League last season as well. In the Round of 16, Fenerbahçe faced Union Saint-Gilloise, winning 3-0 away but losing 1-0 at home in the return leg, yet they advanced to the quarter-finals.

5 NAMES NOT IN THE SQUAD

Five players are not included in the squad submitted by Fenerbahçe to UEFA. New transfers Levent Mercan, Oğuz Aydın, and Filip Kostic, along with Bartuğ Elmaz and Ryan Kent, will not be able to play in European competitions.

137TH TEST IN UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE

Fenerbahçe has participated in 136 matches in the UEFA Europa League, which was known as the UEFA Cup until the 2009-2010 season. The yellow-navy team has achieved 60 victories in these matches, while losing to their opponents 43 times. 33 matches ended in a draw. Fenerbahçe celebrated 191 goals while conceding 171 goals.