Besiktas eyes top spot in Europa League

Besiktas is looking to move to the top of UEFA Europa League Group H by beating Russian opponents Lokomotiv Moscow in Istanbul on Thursday.

Beşiktaş Haberleri Giriş Tarihi: 05 Kasım 2015 Perşembe 11:11

The Istanbul side have no injuries or suspensions ahead of the clash.

Besiktas is in second place with five points in Group H, which is led by Lokomotiv Moscow on seven points. Portuguese club Sporting Lisbon comes third with four points. Albania's Skenderbeu is yet to have any point.

The game at Ataturk Olympic Stadium will begin at 7 p.m. local time (1600 GMT).

City rivals Fenerbahce will be hosted by Dutch club Ajax in Amsterdam.

The match at Amsterdam Arena will kick-off at 7 p.m. local time in Netherlands (1800 GMT).

Fenerbahce regular Caner Erkin – playing as an offensive left-back – has a major knee injury so he will miss the match against Ajax. Additionally, the Istanbul club's Serbian right-winger Lazar Markovic is not expected to play as the 21-year-old sustained a thigh injury, keeping him out until early December.

Norwegian club Molde leads Group A with seven points. Fenerbahce has four points in the group. Ajax and Scottish club Celtic have two points each.

Twenty-four Europa League matches will be played on Thursday.

Fixtures:

Besiktas vs Lokomotiv Moscow

Qarabag vs Monaco

Celtic vs Molde

Ajax vs Fenerbahce

Rubin Kazan vs Liverpool

Sion vs Bordeaux

Krasnodar vs PAOK

Borussia Dortmund vs Qabala

Club Brugge vs Legia