The starting lineups for the Beşiktaş-Malmö match have been announced.

Beşiktaş will host the Swedish representative Malmö in the 4th week of the UEFA Europa League. The match will start at 18:30 at Tüpraş Stadium and will be officiated by referee Sven Jablonski from the German Football Federation. The match will be broadcast live on TRT 1.

THE STATUS OF THE TEAMS

Beşiktaş, which started the UEFA Europa League with consecutive defeats, aims for victory against Malmö. The black-and-white team lost 4-0 to Ajax in their first match of the Europa League away and was defeated 3-1 by Eintracht Frankfurt at home in Istanbul. Beşiktaş secured its first victory last week by beating Lyon 1-0 in France.

In the past 3 weeks, Malmö, which has also recorded 1 victory and 2 defeats like Beşiktaş, lost 2-0 to Glasgow Rangers and 1-0 to Olympiacos at home. The Swedish team achieved its only victory by defeating the Azerbaijani team Qarabağ 2-1.

STARTING 11s

Beşiktaş: Mert, Svensson, Paulista, Udokhai, Masuaku, Ndour, Gedson, Joao Mario, Rafa Silva, Muçi, Semih.

Malmö: Friedrich, Rösler, Jansson, Zatterström, Bolin, Pena, Johnsen, Busanello, Botheim, Christiansen, Thelin.

7TH MEETING WITH MALMÖ

Beşiktaş will play its 248th match in Europe and will face Malmö for the 7th time. In the previous 6 matches, the Swedish team won 4, Beşiktaş won 1, and 1 match ended in a draw. Beşiktaş, which will host Malmö, will play its 248th match in Europe. The black-and-white team has recorded 93 victories, 49 draws, and 105 defeats in 247 matches played in European cups. Beşiktaş has scored in the net 330 times in European competitions and conceded 376 goals.

11TH MEETING AGAINST SWEDISH TEAMS

So far, Beşiktaş has faced only 2 Swedish teams a total of 10 times. The black-and-white team has played against Malmö 6 times and Göteborg 4 times. Beşiktaş has won 3 of these matches, lost 6, and 1 match ended in a draw. The Black Eagle has won once against Malmö, lost 4 times, and 1 match ended in a draw. In the 4 matches played against Göteborg, Beşiktaş has 2 victories, 1 defeat, and 1 draw.

PLAYED QUARTER-FINALS 3 TIMES

Beşiktaş has reached the quarter-finals of European cups 3 times. The black-and-white team qualified for the quarter-finals in the 1986-1987 season of the European Champions Cup and was among the last 8 teams in the UEFA Cup in 2002-2003. The Black Eagle also reached the quarter-finals in the UEFA Europa League in the 2016-2017 season.

DIFFERENT VICTORIES

Beşiktaş achieved its most significant victory in European cups in the 2018-2019 season. The black-and-white team defeated the Faroese representative B36 Torshavn 6-0 in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League, marking its largest victory in Europe. In the 2002-2003 season, Beşiktaş also won 5-0 against the Bosnian representative Sarajevo in the first round of the UEFA Cup.

DIFFERENT DEFEATS

The black-and-whites experienced their most significant defeat in European cups in the 2007-2008 season. In that season, Beşiktaş, competing in the Champions League, lost 8-0 to the English representative Liverpool away. Beşiktaş also lost 6-0 to Leeds United from England in the 2000-2001 season and to Ukraine's Dynamo Kyiv in 2016-2017. At home, the black-and-white team lost 5-0 to Dynamo Kyiv in the quarter-finals of the European Champions Cup in the 1986-1987 season. Last season, the Black Eagle also lost 5-0 to the Belgian representative Club Brugge in the group stage of the UEFA Conference League.