Besiktas vs Arsenal – Besiktas host Arsenal in their first Champions League qualifiers as a position in Champions League group stage is on stake for both the sides.
The Gunners will be without defender Kieran Gibbs for this trip as the left back was forced off the pitch against Crystal Palace following an apparent hamstring injury as Gunners are likely to feature with Nacho Monreal in this fixture.
Arsene Wenger also confirmed that German internationals Mesut Ozil, Per Mertesacker and Lukas Podolski won’t return before the team’s trip to Goodison Park as they are still out continuing their post-World Cup breaks. Meanwhile, Chelsea’s former striker Demba Ba would look to stun a club which he was linked to previously
Besiktas who are yet to begin their domestic campaign defeated Chelsea in a 45-minutes charity game, having beaten Fenerbahce previously and won the charity tournament. However, they were beaten by second tier club Wigan in a pre-season friendly.
This is the first competitive game between the two sides, with Arsenal having already played in Turkish soil last season when they defeated Fenerbahce in the away leg.
The winner will qualify for the Champions League group stages, as Arsenal who have welcomed few star players to their ranks look for success this season.
Arsenal are likely to start with Oliver Giroud for this fixture after the striker was not in the starting lineup for their Premier League opening fixture.
With match against Everton also in line for Arsenal, Gunners would look to kill this game as soon as possible but playing against a opponent of Besiktas’ quality won’t be an easy walk affair for the Gunners.
Meanwhile, Besiktas would look to win with a cleansheet to make their chances strong for the qualification, but with Arsenal’s record in qualifiers, Arsenal are favourites to win this game.
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