UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2016/17 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS (First leg: 1-2) Besiktas Arena - Istanbul Thursday 20 April 2017 Beşiktaş JK 21.05CET (22.05 local time) Quarter-finals, Second leg Last updated 08/06/2017 10:30CET

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1 Beşiktaş JK - Olympique Lyonnais Thursday 20 April 2017 - 21.05CET (22.05 local time) Match press kit Besiktas Arena, Istanbul

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Beşiktaş are within sight of a first major European semi-final, but could do with a first clean European sheet at their new stadium as they welcome Lyon. Previous meetings • Lyon struck twice late on in the first leg as they beat Beşiktaş 2-1 in the sides' first game in UEFA competition. • Beşiktaş are unbeaten at home against French sides (W2 D1) but have now lost all four of their previous games in France. • Lyon's record in 11 games against Turkish teams is W6 D1 L4 (W2 D1 L2 away). Lyon have not faced Turkish opposition since the 2004/05 UEFA Champions League group stage, when they beat Fenerbahçe 3-1 in Istanbul and 4-2 at home. Form guide • The Black Eagles have yet to lose in five European games at the Beşiktaş Arena (W2 D3), but have also never kept a UEFA clean sheet at their new home. They are unbeaten in eight European home games overall (W3 D5). • Lyon's away record in Europe this season is W2 D1 L2. They have scored at least once in all but one of those games. • Lyon have scored 18 goals since entering the competition in the round of 32; their average of 3.6 goals per game is the highest of any side in this season's competition • Beşiktaş last reached a UEFA quarter-final in the 2002/03 UEFA Cup, losing to Lazio. They have never been in a semi-final. • Lyon's last semi-final was in the 2009/10 UEFA Champions League, where they were eliminated by Bayern München. No French team has won the UEFA Cup or UEFA Europa League. Links and trivia • The journey from Lyon to Istanbul is around 2,000km. • Beşiktaş's and Marcelo are serving suspensions along with Lyon's Rafael. • Misses next match if booked:- Beşiktaş: Tolgay Arslan, Caner Erkin, Oğuzhan Özyakup Lyon: Maxwel Cornet, Sergi Darder, , Alexandre Lacazette, Lucas Tousart. • Beşiktaş are the only domestic champions left in the UEFA Europa League this season. • Beşiktaş's Vincent Aboubakar and Lyon's Nicolas Nkoulou are international team-mates with . Aboubakar played in from 2010 to 2015 with Valenciennes and Lorient. • Beşiktaş's Serbian defender Duško Tošić also has Ligue 1 experience, having helped Sochaux win the 2006/07 French Cup in his lone full season in France. The coaches • Beşiktaş coach Şenol Güneş famously guided Turkey to third place at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. A goalkeeper who spent the majority of his playing career at home-town club Trabzonspor, he led Beşiktaş to the 2015/16 Turkish title in his first season in charge. • Bruno Génésio took charge at Lyon in December 2015, but his links to the club go back much further. A local boy, he joined OL as a trainee in 1983 and represented Lyon as a midfielder from 1985 to 1995. He later worked as a scout and was assistant coach from 2011 to 2015. Penalty shoot-outs • Beşiktaş won their only previous UEFA penalty shoot-out: W 5-4 H v Liverpool (2014/15 UEFA Europa League round of 32) • Lyon have lost both of their previous UEFA penalty shoot-outs: L 4-2 A v PSV (2004/05 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals) L 4-3 A v APOEL (2011/12 UEFA Champions League round of 16)

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Club competitions National team competitions UCL: UEFA Champions League EURO: UEFA European Football Championship ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup WC: FIFA World Cup UEL: UEFA Europa League CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations Cup UCUP: UEFA Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals SCUP: UEFA Super Cup U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup U17: UEFA Under-17 Championship ICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup U16: UEFA European Under-16 Championship U19: UEFA Under-19 Championship U18: UEFA European Under-18 Championship WWC: FIFA Women's World Cup WEURO: UEFA European Women's Championship Competition stages Other abbreviations F: Final GS: Group stage (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties GS1: First group stage GS2: Second group stage No.: Number og: Own goal 3QR: Third qualifying round R1: First round ag: Match decided on away P: Penalty R2: Second round R3: Third round goals agg: Aggregate R4: Fourth round PR: Preliminary round Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances SF: Semi-finals QF: Quarter-finals Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition R16: round of 16 QR: Qualifying round Pts: Points D: Drawn R32: Round of 32 1QR: First qualifying round R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth 1st: first leg 2QR: Second qualifying Res.: Result ET: Extra Time round sg: Match decided by silver GA: Goals against 2nd: second leg FT: Final tournament goal t: Match decided by toss of a PO: Play-off ELITE: Elite round coin Rep: Replay 3rdPO: Third-place play-off GF: Goals for W: Won PO - FT: Play-off for Final GS-FT: Group stage – final gg: Match decided by golden Y: Booked Tournament tournament goal L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow Nat.: Nationality cards) N/A: Not applicable f: Match forfeited Statistics -: Denotes player substituted +: Denotes player introduced *: Denotes player sent off +/-: Denotes player introduced and substituted Squad list D: Disciplinary *: Misses next match if booked S: Suspended QUAL: All UEFA qualifiers UEL: Current season total UEFA Europa League appearances from the group stage onwards prior to the current matchday UEL: Total appearances in the UEFA Europa League, group stage to final only UEFA: All-time total appearances in UEFA club competition including qualifying Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on UEFA.com.

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