Fenerbahçe will host Manchester United after 8 years.

Fenerbahçe will play its third match in the UEFA Europa League tomorrow evening against Manchester United. The yellow-blues will host their opponent at home for the first time in 8 years.

In the third week of the UEFA Europa League, Fenerbahçe will face Manchester United tomorrow at 22:00 at Şükrü Saracoğlu Sports Complex. In the first match of this organization, the yellow-blues defeated the Belgian team Union Saint-Gilloise 2-1, and in the second week, they drew 1-1 with Twente. The Manchester team has also experienced 2 draws in 2 weeks. The English representative drew 1-1 at home against Twente and left Porto with a 3-3 draw away. After losing points against Samsunspor in the Super League, Jose Mourinho’s students are aiming for victory again in the Europa League at home.

7th meeting with Manchester United

Fenerbahçe will meet Manchester United for the 7th time in its history. The yellow-blues have achieved 3 victories while suffering defeats in 3 matches during this period. The two teams first faced each other in the UEFA Champions League in the 1996-1997 season while being in the same group, where Fenerbahçe lost 2-0 at home and gained 3 points with a 1-0 win away. The sides met again in the group stage of the Champions League in the 2004-2005 season. Fenerbahçe lost significantly (6-2) at Old Trafford and also lost at home with a different score (3-0). In 2016, the yellow-blues competed against the English team in the Europa League. Under Dirk Advocaat, Fenerbahçe won 2-1 at Kadıköy but lost away to Manchester United, coached by Jose Mourinho, with a score of 4-1.

277th match in European cups

Fenerbahçe has competed in European cups 276 times so far. In this process, the yellow-blues have recorded 110 victories, while experiencing defeats in 109 matches. They have drawn in 57 matches. The Canaries have scored 377 goals in the past matches while conceding 393 goals.

139th match in Cup 2

The yellow-blues will compete for the 139th time in the organization held under the names UEFA Cup and UEFA Europa League. The Canaries have achieved 61 victories, 34 draws, and 43 defeats in the 138 matches they have played in this category. Fenerbahçe has scored 194 goals while conceding 173 goals during this process.

20th time against English teams

Fenerbahçe has played 19 matches against English teams so far. Besides Manchester United, the Canaries have also faced Arsenal 6 times. They have met the red and white team in the Cup Winners’ Cup, Champions League group stage, and eliminations but have yet to secure a victory. In 6 matches against them, they have 2 draws and 4 defeats. Fenerbahçe faced Manchester City in the European Champions Cup and achieved 1 win and 1 draw. One of Fenerbahçe’s most significant achievements in European cups was reaching the quarter-finals of the 2008 Champions League, where they faced Chelsea. Fenerbahçe defeated their opponent 2-1 in Istanbul but lost 2-0 in the return leg, thus exiting the tournament. The yellow-blues lost the matches they played against Aston Villa (2 matches) and Newcastle United (1 match) in the UEFA Cup.

Manchester United is 12th in the Premier League

Manchester United has played 8 matches in the Premier League this season. Erik ten Hag’s students have recorded 3 victories, 2 draws, and 3 defeats. They have scored 7 goals while conceding 9. In their last league match, Manchester United achieved a 2-1 victory against Brentford and is currently in 12th place with 11 points.

Oosterwolde and Cengiz Ünder are injured

Jayden Oosterwolde and Cengiz Ünder will not be able to play in the match due to injuries. Bartuğ Elmaz, Filip Kostić, Levent Mercan, and Oğuz Aydın will also not be in the squad as they are not on the UEFA list.

Jose Mourinho against his old team

Portuguese coach Jose Mourinho will compete against his former team tomorrow evening. The experienced manager has faced Manchester United, where he worked from July 2016 to December 2018, with 5 different teams in his career. He has played a total of 24 matches against the English giant while managing Porto, Chelsea, Inter, Real Madrid, and Tottenham. During this period, Mourinho has achieved 10 victories, 9 draws, and 5 defeats. His teams scored 32 goals while conceding 23.

Clement Turpin will officiate the match

French Football Federation’s Clement Turpin will officiate the match between Fenerbahçe and Manchester United. Turpin will be assisted by Nicolas Danos and Benjamin Pages. The fourth official of the match will be Jeremy Stinat. Jerome Brisard will sit in the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) chair, with Jeremie Pignard assisting as AVAR.