Surprising forward choice from Van Bronckhorst! The starting lineups for the Ajax-Beşiktaş match have been announced.

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Beşiktaş will host the Dutch team Ajax in the first week of the UEFA Europa League. The match will be broadcast live on TRT 1. The match will take place at the Johan Cruijff ArenA in Amsterdam and will start at 22:00 TRT. The match will be officiated by English referee John Brooks.

STARTING 11

Ajax: Pasveer, Rensch, Sutalo, Baas, Hato, Fitz - Jim, Henderson, Taylor, Traore, Godts, Brobbey.

Beşiktaş: Mert, Svensson, Paulista, Felix, Masuaku, Al Musrati, Onana, Rashica, Gedson, Rafa Silva, Mustafa Erhan.

BEŞİKTAŞ'S UNLUCKINESS AGAINST AJAX

Beşiktaş has lost all 6 matches played against Ajax. The black-and-whites have faced the Dutch team a total of 6 times in the European Champions Cup (1966), UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1993), and UEFA Champions League (2021). Ajax has prevailed in all 6 of these matches against Beşiktaş. In these encounters, the black-and-whites scored 3 goals while the Dutch team netted 14 goals. Beşiktaş will try to achieve its first victory against Ajax under the management of Dutch coach Giovanni van Bronckhorst.

THE EAGLE HAS NO DEFEATS

The black-and-white team has not experienced any defeats in the 8 matches played across all competitions this season. Beşiktaş won 6 of the 8 matches played in the Trendyol Super League, Turkcell Super Cup, and UEFA Europa League qualifiers, while drawing 2. In these matches, the black-and-whites scored 24 goals but conceded 8.

FAMILIAR FACES IN AJAX

The Dutch team features names that Turkish football fans are well acquainted with. Ajax appointed Francesco Farioli as the head coach at the beginning of the season. The Italian coach had previously managed Fatih Karagümrük and Alanyaspor from 2021 to 2023. In the squad of the Amsterdam representative, national player Ahmetcan Kaplan, as well as Wout Weghorst, who once played for Beşiktaş, and Bertrand Traore, who played for Başakşehir, are also present. Ajax has recorded 2 wins, 1 draw, and 1 loss in the 4 matches played in the Dutch First Football League this season.

245TH MATCH IN EUROPE

Beşiktaş, which will host the Dutch team Ajax in the first week of the UEFA Europa League, will play its 245th match in Europe. The black-and-white football team has experienced 92 victories, 49 draws, and 103 defeats in the 244 matches played in European cups. Beşiktaş has scored 328 goals in the European arena while conceding 369 goals.