ANKARA (AA) – A total of 32 teams will square off against each other on Thursday in Europe’s second biggest international club competition, UEFA Europa League.
Turkish teams will take on their opponents in away games and look to gain advantage before they are back on their home turf for a second leg.
Fenerbahce, who advanced to the competition’s Round 32 for a second consecutive year, will take on Russia’s Krasnodar. The match will start at 7 p.m. local time (1600GMT).
Another Turkish club, Osmanlispor FK, look to continue their historic run after advancing to Round 32 in their first time competing in the tournament.
Osmanlispor will take on Olympiakos at Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium in Pireaus at 8 p.m. local time (2100GMT).
Turkish Spor Toto Super Lig leaders Besiktas, who continue competing in UEFA Europa League after being eliminated from Champions League in group stages, will play Israel’s Hapoel Beer-Sheva.
The match at Turner Stadium in Beersheba city will kick off at 10.05 p.m. local time (2005GMT).
Here is the schedule for Round 32. All times are GMT.
1600 Krasnodar – Fenerbahce
1800 AZ Alkmaar – Olympique Lyon
1800 Borussia Monchengladbach – Fiorentina
1800 Rostov – Sparta Prag
1800 Gent – Tottenham
1800 Olympiakos – Osmanlispor
1800 Celta Vigo – Shakhtar Donetsk
1800 Ludogorets – Kopenhag
1800 Astra Giurgiu – Genk
2005 PAOK – Schalke 04
2005 Hapoel Beer-Sheva – Besiktas
2005 Villarreal – Roma
2005 Manchester United – Saint Etienne
2005 Anderlecht – Zenit
2005 Legia Warsaw – Ajax
2005 Athletic Bilbao – APOEL
