Beşiktaş's Europa League squad has been announced: Bakhtiyor Zaynutdinov was not included
Beşiktaş's squad has been announced ahead of their match against Ukraine's Shakhtar Donetsk in the UEFA Europa League second qualifying round.
According to the information on UEFA's website, Emrecan Uzunhan, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Jean Onana and Bakhtiyor Zaynutdinov were not included in the list submitted by the black-and-whites.
The players in the squad are as follows:
- Goalkeepers: Mert Günok, Ersin Destanoğlu
- Defenders: Jonas Svensson, Gabriel Paulista, Felix Uduokhai, Necip Uysal, Tayyip Talha Sanuç, David Jurasek, Emirhan Topçu, Tayfur Bingöl
- Midfield: Demir Ege Tıknaz, Amir Hadziahmetovic, Milot Rashica, Salih Uçan, Orkun Kökçü, Keny Arroyo, Kartal Kayra Yılmaz, Joao Mario, Ernest Muçi, Can Keleş, Rafa Silva, Al Musrati, Elan Ricardo, Gedson Fernandes
- Forward: Tammy Abraham
In order to qualify for the league stage of the Europa League, Beşiktaş must first go through the 2nd qualifying round, then the 3rd qualifying round and finally the play-off round.
If the black and whites' European journey ends in this round, they will continue from the UEFA Conference League 3rd qualifying round; if they say goodbye in the Europa League 3rd qualifying round, they will continue from the UEFA Conference League play-off round; if they say goodbye in the Europa League play-off round, they will continue from the UEFA Conference League League stage.
If they eliminate Shakhtar Donetsk, Beşiktaş's opponent in the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round will be the loser of the Rangers-Panathinaikos match in the Champions League.
Matches in the third qualifying round will be played on August 7 and 14.
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