In the first week of the UEFA Champions League, Fenerbahçe hosts the Italian team Roma at home.
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Fenerbahçe is participating in the UEFA Champions League after 18 years. The team qualified to the groups by eliminating Gornik Zabrze, Sturm Graz and Olimpik Lyon in the qualifiers.
In the first week of the UEFA Champions League, our representative Fenerbahçe is pitted against the Italian giant Roma. Aiming to end their 18-year long absence in the Giants League with a victory, the yellow-dark blue team wants to throw off the negative atmosphere of their last 2-1 defeat to Beşiktaş in the league against Rome. The Italian team made a remarkable start by winning all 3 matches it played in Serie A. Here are the notable details, match information and 11s before the Fenerbahçe - Roma match...
STATUS: Chobani Stadium
REFEREE: Jesus Gil Manzano
TIME: 19.45
BROADCAST: TRT 1
In the first week of the UEFA Champions League, our representative Fenerbahçe is hosting the Italian team Roma on its field.
THE FIRST 11S HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED!
Fenerbahçe: Ederson, Mert, Skriniar, Ake, Brown, Kante, Bartuğ, İsmail, Greenwood, Kerem, Muriqi
Rome: Svilar, Hermoso, N'Dicka, Mancini, Rensch, Wesley, Cristante, Kone, Soule, Dybala, Malen
FENERBAHÇE WILL TAKE THE FIELD WITH THE CUBUK JERSEY
Fenerbahçe will play in the AS Roma match with striped jerseys.
LAST SITUATION BEFORE THE MATCH
HT Sports reporter Esra Köse gave the latest information before the Fenerbahçe-Roma match.
CAME FROM THE 2nd Knockout Round
Starting the UEFA Champions League in the second qualifying round, the yellow-dark blue team ended their 18-year long drought by eliminating Gornik Zabrze, Sturm Graz and Olimpik Lyon respectively.
LOOKING FOR MORALE AFTER THE Derby
Fenerbahçe, which was defeated by Beşiktaş in the derby in the Super League, aims to dispel the negative atmosphere and make a good start in the "Giants League" by beating Roma in front of its fans in its first match in the UEFA Champions League after 18 years.
2 MISSING IN F.BAHÇE
Fenerbahçe cannot benefit from 2 of its players against Rome. In the yellow-dark blue team, Matteo Guendouzi, who received a 2-match ban from UEFA, as well as Marco Asensio, who is injured, are not in the tough competition.
AGAINST HIS OLD TEAM
Fenerbahçe's star player Romelu Lukaku will play against his former team if he plays tomorrow. The Belgian player, who played in important teams in his career, played in Rome in the 2023-24 season.
THE SQUAD IS FULL OF STARS
Roma, one of Italy's well-established clubs, has important football players in its squad. The Italian representative, who started the season "impressively" under the management of coach Gian Piero Gasperini, has many star players in its squad with an average age of 26. Young and talented players such as Santiago Castro, Matias Soule, Rodrigo Mora and Niccolo Pisilli stand out in Roma's squad, where new transfer Donyell Malen as well as Manu Kone from the French National Team stand out. Paulo Dybala, the experienced member of the squad, also impresses with his performance this season.
İSMAİL INSTEAD OF GUENDOUZI
Fenerbahçe Coach İsmail Kartal has started to finalize the 11 he will field against Roma. The experienced coach will give the jersey to İsmail Yüksek instead of the suspended Guendouzi. İsmail's partner will be Kante.
Fenerbahçe was the guest of Rome in the first week of the UEFA Champions League and coach İsmail Kartal made 4 changes in the first 11 compared to the Beşiktaş derby. Mert Müldür, İsmail Yüksek, Bartuğ Elmaz and Kerem Aktürkoğlu were in the first 11, while Guendouzi and Asensio were missing. Before the match, intense security measures were taken around the stadium and fans showed their support by filling the stands.

Fenerbahçe faced the host team Roma in the first week match of the UEFA Champions League. A choreography consisting of yellow-dark blue cardboards was made in the stands and the message 'Fenerbahçe is preparing to scare Europe again' appeared.

Fenerbahçe coach İsmail Kartal shared their excitement before the match against Roma in the Champions League and said that they were well prepared and will do their best to win the match. He also made his choice and praised the young player's performance.

Fenerbahçe hosts the Italian representative Roma at home in the first week match of the UEFA Champions League. Spanish referee Jesus Gil Manzano will referee the match to be played at Chobani Stadium. The yellow-dark blue team aims to start the Giants League with a victory after an 18-year break.
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