Match report

Beşiktaş Defeats Olympiakos 4-1 in UEFA Europa League

Beşiktaş
Beşiktaş
4–1
FT
Olympiakos Piraeus
Olympiakos Piraeus
Mar 16, 2017

Beşiktaş stuns Olympiakos with a dominant 4-1 victory in their UEFA Europa League clash. Vincent Aboubakar opened the scoring with an assist from Talisca, quickly followed by a goal from Ryan Babel courtesy of Ricardo Quaresma. Tarik Elyounoussi narrowed the gap for Olympiakos but a red card for Aboubakar couldn't deter the Beşiktaş attack. Babel and Cenk Tosun added further goals, ensuring Beşiktaş advances strongly in the competition.

Key Facts

  • • Beşiktaş 4-1 Olympiakos Piraeus
  • • Vincent Aboubakar scored the first goal, but was sent off at 39'
  • • Ryan Babel scored twice, at 22' and 75'
  • • Tarik Elyounoussi scored for Olympiakos at 31'
  • • Cenk Tosun scored the final goal at 84'

Lineups

Beşiktaş

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 1 Fabri
  • 6 D. Tošić (D)
  • 3 Adriano Correia (D)
  • 77 G. Gönül (D)
  • 2 M. Mitrović (D)
  • 7 Ricardo Quaresma (M)
  • 13 A. Hutchinson (M)
  • 15 O. Özyakup (M)
  • 94 Talisca (M)
  • 49 R. Babel (M)
  • 9 V. Aboubakar (F)

Substitutes

  • 20 N. Uysal
  • 23 C. Tosun
  • 80 G. İnler
  • 17 Ö. Şişmanoğlu
  • 29 T. Zengin
  • 32 A. Beck
  • 33 A. Nukan

Olympiakos Piraeus

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 31 N. Leali (G)
  • 6 M. da Costa (D)
  • 22 A. Cissokho (D)
  • 77 Diogo Figueiras (D)
  • 45 P. Retsos (D)
  • 19 E. Cambiasso (M)
  • 18 T. Elyounoussi (F)
  • 4 A. Romao (M)
  • 7 K. Fortounis (M)
  • 52 G. Manthatis (F)
  • 17 K. Ansarifard (F)

Substitutes

  • 92 Sebá
  • 11 M. Marin
  • 28 André Martins
  • 3 Botía
  • 24 De La Bella
  • 27 S. Kapino
  • 32 A. Androutsos

Timeline

  1. Beşiktaş
    10' Beşiktaş Goal · Normal Goal
    V. Aboubakar · Assist: Talisca
  2. Beşiktaş
    22' Beşiktaş Goal · Normal Goal
    R. Babel · Assist: Ricardo Quaresma
  3. Olympiakos Piraeus
    31' Olympiakos Piraeus Goal · Normal Goal
    Tarik Elyounoussi · Assist: A. Cissokho
  4. Beşiktaş
    39' Beşiktaş Card · Red Card
    V. Aboubakar
  5. Olympiakos Piraeus
    56' Olympiakos Piraeus subst · Substitution 1
    Off: G. Manthatis · On: Sebá
  6. Beşiktaş
    57' Beşiktaş Card · Yellow Card
    O. Özyakup
  7. Beşiktaş
    60' Beşiktaş subst · Substitution 1
    Off: O. Özyakup · On: N. Uysal
  8. Olympiakos Piraeus
    62' Olympiakos Piraeus Card · Yellow Card
    Sebá
  9. Olympiakos Piraeus
    67' Olympiakos Piraeus Card · Yellow Card
    M. da Costa
  10. Olympiakos Piraeus
    67' Olympiakos Piraeus subst · Substitution 2
    Off: Esteban Cambiasso · On: M. Marin
  11. Olympiakos Piraeus
    71' Olympiakos Piraeus Card · Yellow Card
    Jacques-Alaixys Romao
  12. Beşiktaş
    75' Beşiktaş Goal · Normal Goal
    R. Babel
  13. Olympiakos Piraeus
    76' Olympiakos Piraeus subst · Substitution 3
    Off: Jacques-Alaixys Romao · On: André Martins
  14. Beşiktaş
    82' Beşiktaş subst · Substitution 2
    Off: Ricardo Quaresma · On: C. Tosun
  15. Beşiktaş
    84' Beşiktaş Goal · Normal Goal
    C. Tosun · Assist: Talisca
  16. Beşiktaş
    90'+1 Beşiktaş subst · Substitution 3
    Off: Talisca · On: G. İnler

Match Stats

Stat Beşiktaş Olympiakos Piraeus
Fouls 11 10
Pass Accuracy 81% 76%
Offsides 7 3
Red Cards 1 0
Total Shots 8 13
Corners 3 7
Total Passes 435 405
Yellow Cards 1 3
Blocked Shots 0 5
Shots on Target 5 3
Shots off Target 3 5
Possession 51% 49%
Accurate Passes 354 309
Shots Inside Box 6 6
Saves 2 1
Shots Outside Box 2 7

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ Vincent Aboubakar's early goal set the tone for Beşiktaş, but his red card at 39' made the match challenging for the home team.
  • ▸ Ryan Babel's second goal at 75' helped Beşiktaş regain control, despite playing a man down, leading to a convincing win.