Besiktas started the Europa League group stage with a 3-1 home victory against Sarpsborg 08 FF

The Turkish representative Besiktas started the group stage of the Europa League season 2018/19 with a 3-1 victory against Sarpsborg 08 FF from Norway. Due to the success, the squad of coach Senol Günes took over the lead in Group I after the first matchday. In parallel, KRC Genk from Belgium defeated Swedish team Malmö FF 2-0. Before the derby against Fenerbahce next Monday (24 September, 20:00 CET), the club from the Dolmabahce Palace could recharge their confidence.

The Turkish Cup and Supercup winner Teleset Mobilya Akhisarspor is in his first European home match loses 0: 1 against the Russian representative FK Krasnodar.

Teleset Mobilya Akhisarspor can not put an end to the descent in the UEFA Europa League too, losing 1-0 to Russia's FK Krasnodar in the club's first European game. The team is at the bottom of the Süper Lig and could therefore not celebrate a single competitive victory in the new season, except for the Supercup triumph against champion Galatasaray. Without their ex-coach Safet Susic, who had been dismissed after the defeat at the weekend against promoted Ankaragücü, the home team failed at the end of the aluminum. On the second matchday on the 4th of October the Europa League newcomer will be visiting Belgium at Standard Liege. The Belgians came in the parallel play of the group J against the big favorites FC Sevilla with 1: 5 badly under the wheels.

Fenerbahce misses the dress rehearsal before the derby against Besiktas and has no chance in Zagreb. Above all, the way in which the Turks presented themselves raises many questions after the first 90 minutes of the Europa League.

Fenerbahce has been embarrassed for the Europa League opener and crashed against the Croatian top club Dinamo Zagreb earned a well-deserved 1: 4 clap. Before the derby against Besiktas next Monday, coach Phillip Cocu has to ask the first unpleasant questions. Especially in the defensive network, the Turkish runner-up acted partly unbelievable bad, so that the fifth defeat in the eighth competitive game was the logical consequence. In the parallel match of Group D Spartak Trnava surprisingly beat RSC Anderlecht 1-0. Before the second group game in Kadikoy against the Slovaks on 4 October, the "canaries" are thus under pressure early.