The starting lineups for the AZ Alkmaar-Fenerbahçe match have been announced.

Fenerbahçe will face the Dutch team AZ Alkmaar away in the 4th week of the UEFA Europa League. The match at AZ Stadium will start at 23:00 TRT time and will be officiated by John Beaton from the Scottish Football Association. Beaton will be assisted by Daniel McFarlane and David McGeachie. Calum Scott will be the fourth official in the match. The game will be broadcasted on TRT 1.

STATUS OF THE TWO TEAMS

Fenerbahçe started the UEFA Europa League with a 2-1 victory over Union Saint-Gilloise, and drew 1-1 with Twente in the Netherlands and English team Manchester United at home. Jose Mourinho's team is currently in 14th place among 36 teams with 5 points after 3 matches. The Dutch team AZ Alkmaar started the UEFA Europa League with a 3-2 victory over Elfsborg but failed to earn points in away matches against Athletic Bilbao and Tottenham.

STARTING 11s

AZ Alkmaar: Owusu-Oduro, Malkuma, Penetra, Dekker, De Wit, Kwakman, Mijnans, Koopmeiners, Addai, Lahdo, Parrott.

Fenerbahçe: Livakovic, Osayi, Çağlar, Becao, Mert Müldür, Amrabat, İsmail Fred, Tadic, Saint-Maximin, Dzeko.

3RD MEETING BETWEEN THE TWO TEAMS

Fenerbahçe and AZ Alkmaar have faced each other in 2 official matches before. The two teams competed in the 3rd round of the UEFA Cup, known by that name at the time, in the 2006-07 season. The match in Istanbul ended in a 3-3 draw, while the 90 minutes in the Netherlands also finished 2-2. AZ Alkmaar advanced to the next round with the away goals rule. The two teams also met twice in friendly matches. The Dutch team won the 2010 friendly match 2-0, while Fenerbahçe won 3-2 in 2019.

MOURINHO SUSPENDED

Fenerbahçe's head coach Jose Mourinho, who received a red card in the match against Manchester United, will not be on the bench against AZ Alkmaar. Two players from the yellow-navy team are still undergoing treatment. Jayden Oosterwolde, who is expected to be out for a long time, and İrfan Can Kahveci, who was injured in the away match against Trabzonspor, will not be able to play in the Netherlands. Cengiz Ünder, who has started training with the team, is also not expected to be part of the squad for the Netherlands. The home team will be without Norwegian left-back David Möller Wolfe, who cannot play against Fenerbahçe due to the red card he received against Tottenham.

278TH TEST IN EUROPE

Fenerbahçe, which will face AZ Alkmaar away, will play its 278th match in European competitions. The yellow-navy team has experienced 110 victories and 109 defeats in the 277 matches it has played in European competitions so far, while drawing in 58 matches. Fenerbahçe has scored 378 goals in European competitions while conceding 394 goals.

140TH MATCH IN THE EUROPEAN LEAGUE

Fenerbahçe has participated in 139 matches in the UEFA Europa League, which was known as the UEFA Cup until the 2009-2010 season. The yellow-navy team has achieved 61 victories in these matches, while losing to its opponents 43 times. 35 matches ended in a draw. Fenerbahçe celebrated scoring 195 goals in these matches while failing to prevent 174 goals conceded.