Besiktas will host Europa League debutants Sarpsborg at the Vodafone Park on Thursday. LiveSoccerTV is on hand to provide all the info you need to watch the clash.

Match Preview

Turkish outfit Besiktas welcomes their opponent from Norway in their first group-stage game of this season's UEFA Europa League. The Black Eagles, despite impressing in the group phase of last season's Champions League, failed to gain a qualification berth to this season's edition following a fourth-place finish in the Turkish domestic league.

This season's campaign, however, is shaping up neatly as Senol Gunes' squad enters the upcoming encounter on the back of three wins, one defeat and a draw in their last five outings on the domestic front. Their chances will particularly be boosted by the fact that they managed to grab two or more goals in five of their last six games.

Coming up against a Sarpsborg 08 team that has not won any of its last four matches, good things could be in store for Besiktas. The opponent in question, having only been in existence for just a decade, managed a historical milestone of qualifying for their maiden European competition by brushing aside St. Gallen, Rijeka and Maccabi Tel Aviv in the playoffs.

With a relatively dreary form in recent weeks, Geir Bakke's men currently sit in seventh place in the Eliteserien standings. As they are to rub shoulders with Besiktas as well as the likes of Malmo FF and Genk in Group I of the Europa league, the essence of a quick renaissance cannot be overemphasized.

As the encounter with the Black Eagles being the first of its kind in any competition, a good first impression at the Vodafone Park could set Sarpsborg 08 right on course to announcing their presence in Europe.

Broadcast info

 

Match details, result and original broadcast info

Beşiktaş 3 - 1 Sarpsborg 08

September 20, 2018 12:55pmVodafone Stadyumu (İstanbul)

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