Leeds United’s Champions League campaign was up and running by the time Besiktas came to Elland Road, but Besiktas was the night when Leeds United arrived.
Besiktas are visiting Bursaspor in this match in the Turkish Superliga.Besiktas are one of the best teams in the league but they have had a tough schedule with matches in north the league and in Champions League. They have only played to matches so far in the league and they have one victory against Mersin and a draw against Rizespor.Their first fortnight in the competition passed in an emotional flurry – a 4-0 hammering at the hands of Barcelona followed by a win over AC Milan in which Dida fumbled Lee Bowyer’s shot into his own net – but six unanswered goals against Turkey’s runners-up made David O’Leary think that his players had the measure of Europe.Besiktas were the key opponents in United’s first group; the club who Leeds had to prise points from to guarantee a chance of progression. But O’Leary’s opinion of them changed markedly after they thrashed Barcelona seven days before their visit to Elland Road.
Besiktas are visiting Bursaspor in this match in the Turkish Superliga.Besiktas are one of the best teams in the league but they have had a tough schedule with matches in north the league and in Champions League. They have only played to matches so far in the league and they have one victory against Mersin and a draw against Rizespor.Their first fortnight in the competition passed in an emotional flurry – a 4-0 hammering at the hands of Barcelona followed by a win over AC Milan in which Dida fumbled Lee Bowyer’s shot into his own net – but six unanswered goals against Turkey’s runners-up made David O’Leary think that his players had the measure of Europe.Besiktas were the key opponents in United’s first group; the club who Leeds had to prise points from to guarantee a chance of progression. But O’Leary’s opinion of them changed markedly after they thrashed Barcelona seven days before their visit to Elland Road.
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