Fenerbahçe vs. Union Saint-Gilloise: Match Preview
Fenerbahçe Faces Belgium’s Union Saint-Gilloise in Their First Europa League Match.
The yellow and navy-blue team aims to leave the field with three points by utilizing their home crowd advantage. Fenerbahçe will be without Levent Mercan, Oğuz Aydın, Filip Kostić, Ryan Kent, and Bartuğ Elmaz, who are not included in the Europa League squad.
Before this crucial match, all eyes at Fenerbahçe are on stars like Tadić, Džeko, Szymański, İrfan Kahveci, Maximin, and En-Nesyri.
Fenerbahçe, eager to start the Europa League with three points, is fully focused on the Union Saint-Gilloise match. Last season, they faced this opponent in the Conference League, winning 3-0 away but losing 1-0 at home to progress to the quarterfinals.
Under the management of José Mourinho, Fenerbahçe has recorded 4 wins, 1 draw, and 1 loss in the league this season, with their most recent defeat coming at home against their eternal rival.
Bosnian star Džeko is Fenerbahçe’s top scorer, and Tadić has contributed 3 goals and 3 assists to the team.
FENERBAHÇE – UNION SAINT-GILLOISE: KICK OFF TIME
Fenerbahçe will host Union Saint-Gilloise in the UEFA Europa League. The match will take place at Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium on Thursday, September 26, at 19:45.
The match will be officiated by Benoît Bastien from the French Football Federation, with assistants Hicham Zakrani and Aurelien Berthomieu. Mathieu Vernice will serve as the fourth official.
FENERBAHÇE – UNION SAINT-GILLOISE: LIVE TV, LIVE STREAM, TV CHANNEL
The Fenerbahçe vs. Union Saint-Gilloise match will be broadcast unencrypted. TRT has secured the broadcasting rights for the Champions League, Europa League, and Conference League matches for the 2024-25 season.
The match will be broadcast live on TRT 1.
5 FENERBAHÇE PLAYERS NOT INCLUDED IN THE UEFA SQUAD
New signings Levent Mercan, Oğuz Aydın, and Filip Kostić, as well as Bartuğ Elmaz and Ryan Kent, will not be available for the European competition.
The status of Bright Osayi-Samuel, who has been sidelined due to injury, remains uncertain. The Nigerian player has been training with the team, and his availability will be determined closer to match time.
FENERBAHÇE DEFEATED UNION SAINT-GILLOISE LAST SEASON
Fenerbahçe started the Trendyol Süper Lig season with 4 wins and 1 draw in their first 5 matches but faced criticism from fans after losing 3-1 at home to their arch-rivals Galatasaray in their most recent game.
Last season, Fenerbahçe also faced their Belgian opponents in the UEFA Conference League. In the Round of 16, Fenerbahçe won the away leg 3-0 but lost 1-0 at home, advancing to the quarterfinals.
FENERBAHÇE’S UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE SQUAD
Dominik Livaković, İrfan Can Eğribayat, Ertuğrul Çetin, Samet Akaydın, Çağlar Söyüncü, Alexander Djiku, Rodrigo Becão, Bright Osayi-Samuel, Mert Müldür, Jayden Oosterwolde, İsmail Yüksek, Mert Hakan Yandaş, Fred, İrfan Can Kahveci, Sofyan Amrabat, Sebastian Szymański, Tadić, Allan Saint-Maximin, Cengiz Ünder, Cenk Tosun, Youssef En-Nesyri, Džeko.
