By Satuk Bugra Kutlugun
ANKARA (AA) – Turkey’s Besiktas will take on France’s Lyon on Thursday in a UEFA Europa League quarter-final showdown.
Besiktas will be missing two of their vital players; Portuguese winger Ricardo Quaresma who picked up an injury during a domestic league match against Trabzonspor and striker Vincent Aboubakar was shown a red card in Besiktas’ second-round Europa League clash against Greece’s Olympiacos.
Thursday’s match in Park Olympique Lyonnais will start at 10.05 p.m. Turkish time (GMT1905) and will mark the Istanbul club’s 195th match in European club competitions.
The second leg will be played at Istanbul’s Vodafone Arena on April 20.
Besiktas progressed to the quarter-final stage by beating Olympiacos 5-2 on aggregate.
The quarter-finals is Besiktas’s first showing at this level since the 2002/2003 season.
Below are the full draws:
Anderlecht (Belgium) – Manchester United (England)
Celta Vigo (Spain) – Genk (Belgium)
Ajax (Netherlands) – Schalke 04 (Germany)
Lyon (France) – Besiktas (Turkey)
