Türkiye's Basaksehir face Fiorentina in tricky Conference League tie
Baku, September 15, AZERTAC
Turkish football club Medipol Basaksehir will host Italy’s Fiorentina in a tough UEFA Europa Conference League fixture in Istanbul on Thursday, according to Anadolu Agency.
Group A leaders Basaksehir have made a flying start to their European campaign, hammering Scottish side Hearts 4-0 in Edinburgh last week.
Fiorentina, on the other hand, were held to a 1-1 draw at home against Latvia’s RFS.
Basaksehir’s star summer signing Mesut Ozil remains a doubt for the game due to a lack of match practice.
The game at Istanbul’s Basaksehir Fatih Terim Stadium will kick off at 1900GMT.
Another Turkish team Demir Grup Sivasspor are also in action in the Europa Conference League tonight, eyeing a first win after last week’s 1-1 home draw with Czech Republic’s Slavia Prague.
Sivasspor’s Group G away game against Romania’s CFR Cluj will start at 1645GMT.
All teams in Group G - Sivasspor, Slavia Prague, CFR Cluj, and Kosovo’s Ballkani - have a point apiece.
UEFA Europa Conference League Thursday’s fixtures are as follows:
CFR Cluj vs Demir Grup Sivasspor
Slavia Prague vs Ballkani
Djurgarden vs Molde
Gent vs Shamrock Rovers
Zalgiris vs Basel
Pyunik vs Slovan Bratislava
Apollon vs Dnipro
AZ Alkmaar vs Vaduz
Medipol Basaksehir vs Fiorentina
RFS vs Hearts
Hapoel Beer-Sheva vs Villarreal
Lech Poznan vs Austria Vienna
FCSB vs Anderlecht
Silkeborg vs West Ham United
Partizan vs Nice
Koln vs Slovacko.
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