On Wednesday, starting with 17:55, the Copenhagen – Basaksehir match will be played, within the eighth Europa League, the second round. In the tour, Basaksehir won 1-0 at home, through the goal scored by Visca, from the penalty spot, in the 88th minute. It was the first direct meeting between the two teams, a duel with quite a few offensive situations and 32 fouls between -a European match.
Copenhagen has won the last two matches played in the domestic championship, but they are the only successes in 6 stages scheduled after the suspension of the season. The group coached by Stale Solbakken is on the second place in the first Danish league, 14 points away from the leader Midtjylland. Copenhagen eliminated Scottish side Celtic Glasgow in the 16th round of the Europa League, after a 1-1 draw in Denmark and a 3-1 away win. In the competition group stage, the Danes finished on the 2nd place after Malmo, but over Dinamo Kiev and Lugano.
Basaksehir comes after a fantastic success in Turkey, managing to win the Super Lig trophy for the first time. Okan Buruk’s team won the first Turkish league with an advance of 4 points against Trabzonspor and 7 against Besiktas. In the Europa League, Basaksehir passed Sporting Lisbon in the last 16, with a 5-4 overall, due to a goal scored in extra time, from the penalty spot, by the same Visca, the Turkish hero. Buruk’s students won a group with AS Roma, Monchengladbach and Wolfsberger, despite a negative goal difference, 7-9.
It remains to be seen how Basaksehir will evolve after winning the championship, if he still has motivation for a long journey in the Europa League. In addition, Copenhagen is a strong opponent at home, where not every team wins.
Copenhagen has qualified 4 times in the Champions League groups;
The Danes rank 48th in the UEFA rankings;
Basaksehir won for the first time the title of champion of Turkey (2019/2020);
The Turks occupy the 71st place in the ranking of UEFA coefficients;
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / YES @ 1,88
