Live commentary of the Fenerbahçe - Olimpik Lyon match is on HT SPOR... Our representative in the UEFA Champions League, Fenerbahçe, hosts Olimpik Lyon in the first match of the play-off round.
The yellow-dark blue team wants to win the match and gain an advantage before the rematch in France. Fenerbahçe, which last competed in the Giants League in the 2008-2009 season, wants to end its 17-season longing by participating in the league stage. Before the critical match, coach İsmail Kartal largely determined the squad he would field.
Fenerbahçe's possible starting 11 for the Lyon match and all the details about the match are in our news...
STATUS: Chobani Stadium
REFEREE: Sven Jablonski (Germany)
TIME: 22.00
BROADCAST: TRT 1
Fenerbahçe will host France's Olimpik Lyon team this evening in the first match of the UEFA Champions League play-off round.
Having eliminated Poland's Gornik Zabrze team in the 2nd qualifying round, the yellow-dark blue team faced Austria's Sturm Graz team in the next round. Fenerbahçe won the home match 2-0, and won 1-0 away and advanced to the play-off round.
Starting the qualifiers in the 3rd round, French representative Olimpik Lyon faced Czech team Sparta Prague. While Sparta Prague won the match in the Czech Republic 2-1, Olimpik Lyon won the match in France 3-0 and became Fenerbahçe's opponent.
POSSIBLE 11'S
Fenerbahçe: Ederson, Semedo, Skriniar, Ake, Brown Kante, Guendouzi, Greenwood, Asensio, Kerem, Talisca
Lyon: D. Greif, Maitland-Niles, R. Kluivert, Niakhate, Abner, Tessmann, Morton, E. Nuamah, Tolisso, M. Fofana, Openda
TALISCA IN FORM
One of the most important trump cards of Fenerbahçe coach İsmail Kartal against Olimpik Lyon will be Brazilian football player Anderson Talisca. Talisca, who scored in all 4 qualifying matches in the UEFA Champions League, also enjoyed a goal against Gençlerbirliği in the first week of the Super League. Talisca scored 5 goals in 5 official matches this season.
OOSTERWOLDE OUT, LUKAKU IN
Dutch football player Jayden Oosterwolde, who was injured in the first match of Fenerbahçe's 3rd qualifying round against Sturm Graz, was excluded from the squad reported to UEFA.
Goalkeeper Mert Günok, another injured player in the team, will not be able to play in the match. Brazilian goalkeeper Ederson, who was not taken to the league match against Gençlerbirliği due to his suspension, will take his place in the starting eleven against Olimpik Lyon. New transfer Romelu Lukaku's name was also added to the UEFA list. The Belgian star will also be able to play in the matches against Lyon.
PLAYED IN THE "GIANTS LEAGUE" 6 TIMES
Fenerbahçe participated in the UEFA Champions League for the first time in the 1996-97 season, and then played in the group stage in the 2001-02, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2007-08 and 2008-09 seasons, respectively.
Fenerbahçe achieved 11 wins in 40 matches in the UEFA Champions League organization, in which it participated 6 times before.
The yellow-dark blue team, which left the field with 6 draws in the seasons when it participated in Europe's number one cup, lost 23 matches.
47TH MATCH IN THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE QUALIFICATIONS
Fenerbahçe is playing its 47th match in the qualifiers of the number 1 organization of European football.
The yellow-dark blue team won 18 matches in 46 matches in the UEFA Champions League qualifiers and drew 14 matches. Fenerbahçe completed 14 matches with defeat.
The yellow-dark blue team scored 52 goals in the opponent's net 67 times in the 46 matches in question.
