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UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2017/18 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Ludogorets Arena - Razgrad Thursday 23 November 2017 21.05CET (22.05 local time) PFC Ludogorets 1945 Group C - Matchday 5 İstanbul Başakşehir Last updated 30/08/2018 16:36CET Previous meetings 2 Match background 3 Team facts 4 Squad list 6 Fixtures and results 8 Match-by-match lineups 11 Match officials 14 Legend 15 1 PFC Ludogorets 1945 - İstanbul Başakşehir Thursday 23 November 2017 - 21.05CET (22.05 local time) Match press kit Ludogorets Arena, Razgrad Previous meetings Head to Head UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers İstanbul Başakşehir - PFC 14/09/2017 GS 0-0 Istanbul Ludogorets 1945 Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA PFC Ludogorets 1945 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 İstanbul Başakşehir 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 PFC Ludogorets 1945 - Record versus clubs from opponents' country PFC Ludogorets 1945 have not played against a club from their opponents' country İstanbul Başakşehir - Record versus clubs from opponents' country İstanbul Başakşehir have not played against a club from their opponents' country 2 PFC Ludogorets 1945 - İstanbul Başakşehir Thursday 23 November 2017 - 21.05CET (22.05 local time) Match press kit Ludogorets Arena, Razgrad Match background Ludogorets and İstanbul Başakşehir both have sights firmly set on victory as they meet in Razgrad for a pivotal UEFA Europa League Group C encounter. • The Bulgarian hosts, currently topping the group with eight points, need a win to secure their berth in the round of 32 – though a draw would also suffice should Hoffenheim fail to get three points away to Braga in the other group fixture. For the Turkish side, at the foot of the table on just two points, it is a straightforward case of win or bust. Previous meetings • There was nothing to choose between the two sides when they went head to head for the first time on matchday one, drawing 0-0 in Istanbul. • Turkish clubs are unbeaten in 11 UEFA matches with Bulgarian opponents since the turn of the millennium: W7 D4 (W2 D3 away). Form guide • Ludogorets are undefeated in seven European outings (W4 D3) and have not lost any of their five home UEFA encounters this term (W4 D1). • The Razgrad outfit have never lost a UEFA Europa League group stage match, winning seven of their ten fixtures and drawing the other three. • Last term's Turkish Süper Lig runners-up, İstanbul Başakşehir are yet to prevail in a UEFA away fixture (D3 L4) and have won only one of their 14 matches in total, 2-0 at home to Club Brugge in this season's UEFA Champions League third qualifying round. • Bulgarian champions for the past six seasons, Ludogorets reached the round of 16 in their only previous UEFA Europa League group stage campaign (2013/14); they also played in last season's round of 32 after transferring from the UEFA Champions League. • Beaten by Sevilla in the UEFA Champions League play-offs, İstanbul Başakşehir are making their UEFA group stage debut this season. Links and trivia • The journey from Istanbul to Razgrad is around 350km. • Basakşehir full-back Júnior Caiçara played for Ludogorets from 2012–15, winning three Bulgarian titles and a Bulgarian Cup. • Suspended for next match if booked: Natanael (Ludogorets); Júnior Caiçara, Mevlüt Erdinç and Gökhan Inler (İstanbul Başakşehir). The coaches • Hired in the summer of 2017, Ludogorets boss Dimitar Dimitrov established his coaching credentials at home-town club Neftochimik Burgas and landed Bulgarian titles with Litex Lovech and Levski Sofia, later coaching in Russia and Kazakhstan. • Abdullah Avcı led Turkey to success in the 2005 UEFA European Under-17 Championship before taking the Başakşehir reins for the first time from 2006–11. He returned to the club in 2014 following an unsuccessful stint as Turkey boss. 3 PFC Ludogorets 1945 - İstanbul Başakşehir Thursday 23 November 2017 - 21.05CET (22.05 local time) Match press kit Ludogorets Arena, Razgrad Team facts FC Ludogorets Razgrad Formed: 1945 Nickname: The Eagles from Razgrad UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • None Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 6 (2017) Bulgarian Cup: 2 (2014) Ten-year European record (UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup unless indicated otherwise) 2016/17: round of 32 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2015/16: UEFA Champions League second qualifying round 2014/15: UEFA Champions League group stage 2013/14: round of 16 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League play-offs) 2012/13: UEFA Champions League second qualifying round 2011/12: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2010/11: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2009/10: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2008/09: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2007/08: did not take part in UEFA club competition Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 4-0: Ludogorets v F91 Dudelange 16/07/14, UEFA Champions League second qualifying round first leg Biggest away win 0-3: Mladost Podgorica v Ludogorets 19/07/16, UEFA Champions League second qualifying round second leg • Heaviest home defeat 0-3: Ludogorets v Valencia 13/03/14, UEFA Europa League round of 16 first leg • Heaviest away defeat 6-0: Arsenal v Ludogorets 19/10/16, UEFA Champions League group stage UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League • Biggest home win 3-0: Ludogorets v Dinamo Zagreb 03/10/13, group stage • Biggest away win 0-2: Braga v Ludogorets 19/10/17, group stage 0-2: PSV Eindhoven v Ludogorets 19/09/13, group stage • Heaviest home defeat 0-3: Ludogorets v Valencia (see above) • Heaviest away defeat 1-0: Valencia v Ludogorets 20/03/14, round of 16 second leg İstanbul Başakşehir Formed: 2014 Nickname: Baykuş (The Owls) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • None 4 PFC Ludogorets 1945 - İstanbul Başakşehir Thursday 23 November 2017 - 21.05CET (22.05 local time) Match press kit Ludogorets Arena, Razgrad Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) none Ten-year European record (UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup unless indicated otherwise) 2016/17: play-offs 2015/16: third qualifying round 2014/15: did not take part in UEFA competition 2013/14: did not take part in UEFA competition 2012/13: did not take part in UEFA competition 2011/12: did not take part in UEFA competition 2010/11: did not take part in UEFA competition 2009/10: did not take part in UEFA competition 2008/09: did not take part in UEFA competition 2007/08: did not take part in UEFA competition Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 2-0: İstanbul Başakşehir v Club Brugge 02/08/17, UEFA Champions League play-off second leg • Biggest away win N/A • Heaviest home defeat 1-2: İstanbul Başakşehir v Shakhtar Donetsk 18/08/16, UEFA Europa League play-off first leg 1-2: İstanbul Başakşehir v AZ Alkmaar 06/08/2015, UEFA Europa League third qualifying round second leg • Heaviest away defeat 3-1: Hoffenheim v İstanbul Başakşehir 19/10/17, UEFA Europa League group stage 2-0: Shakhtar Donetsk v İstanbul Başakşehir 25/08/16, UEFA Europa League play-off second leg 2-0: AZ Alkmaar v İstanbul Başakşehir 30/07/15, UEFA Europa League third qualifying round first leg UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup • Biggest home win N/A • Biggest away win N/A • Heaviest home defeat 1-2: İstanbul Başakşehir v Shakhtar Donetsk (see above) • Heaviest away defeat 3-1: Hoffenheim v İstanbul Başakşehir (see above) 2-0: Shakhtar Donetsk v İstanbul Başakşehir (see above) 2-0: AZ Alkmaar v İstanbul Başakşehir (see above) 5 PFC Ludogorets 1945 - İstanbul Başakşehir Thursday 23 November 2017 - 21.05CET (22.05 local time) Match press kit Ludogorets Arena, Razgrad Squad list PFC Ludogorets 1945 Current season All-time UCL QUAL UEL League UEL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Jorge Broun ARG 26/05/1986 31 - 3 - 1 - 3 - 6 - 3 - 7 - 24 Vasil Simeonov BUL 04/02/1998 19 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 29 Daniel Naumov BUL 29/03/1998 19 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 33 Renan BRA 18/05/1989 28 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 10 - 1 - 3 - 90 Ivan Atanasov BUL 06/08/1999 18 - - - - - - - - - - - - - Defenders 2 Rafael Forster BRA 23/07/1990 27 - - - - - 1 - - - 7 1 7 1 4 Cicinho BRA 26/12/1988 28 - - - 2 - 4 - 13 - 4 - 10 - 5 Georgi Terziev BUL 18/04/1992 25 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 10 - 4 - 12 1 6 Natanael BRA 25/12/1990 26 * 4 1 2 - 4 - 14 1 6 - 24 2 19 Aleksandar Vasilev BUL 27/04/1995 22 - - - - - - - 4 - - - 3 - 23 Ventsislav Kerchev BUL 02/06/1997 20 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30 Cosmin Moţi ROU 03/12/1984 32 - 4 - 1 1 4 1 9 1 30 1 81 5 32 Igor Plastun UKR 20/08/1990 27 - 4 - 2 - 4 - 13 1 4 - 18 - Midfielders 8 Lucas Sasha BRA 01/03/1990 27 - 4 - 2 - 3 - 13 - 3 - 25 3 10 Gustavo Campanharo BRA 04/04/1992 25 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 14 2 3 - 10 - 12 Anicet Abel MAD 16/03/1990 27 - 4 1 2 - 4 - 14 2 6 - 38 2 18 Svetoslav Dyakov BUL 31/05/1984 33 - 3 - 2 - 4 1 9 - 14 2 53 2 44 Jacek Góralski POL 21/09/1992 25 - - - - - 4 - 9 - 4 - 7 - 72 Erol Dost BUL 30/05/1999 18 - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - 84 Marcelinho BUL 24/08/1984 33 - 4 1 - - 3 1 13 5 15 1 50 9 88 Wanderson BRA 02/01/1988 29 - 4 3 2 - 4 - 12 2 6 - 32 10 98 Svetoslav Kovachev BUL 14/03/1998 19 - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - Forwards 28 Claudiu Keșerü ROU 02/12/1986 30 - 4 2 2 - 3 - 12 8 11 5 31 11 37 João Paulo BRA 02/06/1988 29 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 10 1 3 - 7 - 80 Denislav Aleksandrov BUL 19/07/1997 20 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 92 Jody Lukoki COD 15/11/1992 25 - 2 - 2 - 4 1 14 4 5 1 23 5 93 Virgil Misidjan NED 24/07/1993 24 - 3 - 2 1 1 - 11 6 12 2 41 6 Coach - Dimitar Dimitrov BUL 09/06/1959 58 - - - 2 - 4 - - - 4 - 6 - 6 PFC Ludogorets 1945 - İstanbul Başakşehir Thursday 23 November 2017 - 21.05CET (22.05 local time) Match press kit Ludogorets Arena, Razgrad İstanbul Başakşehir Current season All-time UCL UEL League UEL UEFA No.