Hoffenheim's wait for a first UEFA Europa League win goes on after defeat to Beşiktaş

Hoffenheim will have to wait even longer for their first win in the UEFA Europa League after being beaten Beşiktaş at the SNP Arena on Thursday night, with Oh Hyeon-gyu's brace sealing their fate.

Hoffenheim 2–3 Beşiktaş
Goals: 0-1 Murillo 60’ (assist: Oh), 1-1 Asllani 68‘(assist: Lemperle), 1-2 Oh 72‘ (assist: Olaitan), 1-3 Oh 79‘ (assist: Fakili), 2-3 Machida 87‘ (assist: Coufal)

The hosts started well, dominating the ball and putting the visitors on the backfoot. Kōki Machida hit the post early on before Adam Hložek hit the side-netting from a tight angle with only Alexander Nübel to beat. Hoffenheim’s pressure soon faded, with Beşiktaş then making life difficult for the hosts. Leandro Trossard fashioned a good opportunity for himself and Oh saw a close range effort blocked by Machida.

The hosts were quick out of the blocks once again in the second 45, but this time Beşiktaş were quicker in getting into the game. They soon began causing Hoffenheim problems, before taking the lead on the hour mark when Michael Murillo poked home from close range following a scramble for the ball in the six-yard area after a corner.

Fisnik Asllani pulled Hoffenheim level with a brilliant turn, run and finish, before a double from Oh left them with too much to do in the closing stages of the game, with Machida’s late goal little more than a consolation. Hoffenheim's next Europa League fixture will also be at home, but to French outfit Lyon on 22 October.

As it happened!

2 - 3

(0 - 0)

Hoffenheim

FINAL

Beşiktaş

Europa League
League phase, Matchday 2 League phase, Matchday 2 SNP Arena

Full-time: Hoffenheim 2-3 Besiktas

The game burst into life in the second 45, with a double from Oh ultimately sealing defeat for Christian Ilzer's men. The hosts' proactivity was ironically their downfall, with Besiktas twice scoring on the break after opening the scoring through Murillo. Asllani initially pulled his side back into the game with a sublime solo goal, but even with Machida's late header Hoffenheim have come away empty-handed tonight.

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Full-time

90'

+ 2

Yellow card

Kōki Machida

90'

Substitution

Ümit Akdag

Wilfred Ndidi

90'

Substitution

Ridvan Yilmaz

Kassoum Ouattara

90'

Yellow card

Tim Lemperle

87'

Machida provides late hope!

Coufal's out-swinging corner finds the head of Machida, who heads back across goal at the far post to give his side a chance of a late comeback.

87'

Kōki Machida

GOAL!

2:3

86'

Closing stages

The hosts continue to chase down the two-goal deficit, but are running out of time to rescue a result.

85'

Substitution

Semih Kilicsoy

Oh Hyeon-gyu

84'

Substitution

Robin Hranáč

Ozan Kabak

80'

Yellow card

Oh Hyeon-gyu

Oh, no!

Hoffenheim are punished once again. A quick break ends with Fakili squaring for Oh, who slides the ball into an empty net to give the visitors a two-goal lead.

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79'

Oh Hyeon-gyu

GOAL!

1:3

78'

Substitution

Salih Özcan

Junior Olaitan

76'

Hosts respond!

The ball lands at De Cat's feet after Besiktas fail to clear a cross, and his deflected effort isn't far off.

Oh restores Besiktas' lead!

Once again Besiktas show how dangerous they can be on the counter. Oh breaks away down the left with Prass in pursuit, eventually finding himself one-on-one with Baumann. He shapes to shoot toward the far corner before wrapping his finish into the near bottom corner.

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73'

Oh Hyeon-gyu

GOAL!

1:2

72'

Substitution

Bambasé Conté

Andrej Kramarić

72'

Substitution

Nathan De Cat

Wouter Burger

Asllani pulls Hoffenheim level!

Lemperle's first-time ball round the corner finds Asllani, who turns his defender before driving toward the box. He shifts the ball onto his right foot and feints to shoot, buying himself a yard of space before slotting home into the bottom corner.

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68'

Fisnik Asllani

GOAL!

1:1

67'

Yellow card

Ozan Kabak

65'

Can Hoffenheim find their way back?

They've found Besiktas difficult to contain so far in this half and will need the momentum to shift if they're to find an equaliser.

The visitors take the lead!

Hoffenheim fail to clear a Besiktas corner and the loose ball falls to Murillo, who pokes home the game's first goal from point-blank range.

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60'

Michael Murillo

GOAL!

0:1

59'

Substitution

Tim Lemperle

Adam Daghim

59'

Substitution

Alexander Prass

Adam Hložek

55'

Big chance!

Fakili receives the ball on the right-hand side of the box and fires his shot narrowly wide of the far post.

51'

Back on the front foot

Hoffenheim have once again started well but are lacking some composure in the final third.

46'

We're back!

Will we see any goals in the second 45?

46'

Substitution

Fabio Miretti

Orkun Kökcü

Kick-off!

Half-time: Hoffenheim 0-0 Besiktas

An entertaining first-half ends goalless, with both sides having good opportunities to take the lead. Hoffenheim started the brighter, with Machida and Hložek both having good chances, before the visitors grew into the game. Besiktas ended the half the better of the two teams, but couldn't convert their pressure into an opening goal.

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Half-time

43'

Break approaching

Will either side manage to break the deadlock before the half-time whistle?

39'

Getting frustrated

Hoffenheim continue to give away cheap fouls, as they struggle to disrupt Besiktas' momentum.

37'

Trossard!

He cuts inside from the left before looking for the far bottom corner, but Bernardo is well placed to block his effort.

35'

Hoffenheim survive

They manage to clear the free-kick and attempt to launch an attack of their own through Baumann.

34'

Hosts under pressure

Besiktas continue to probe and now have a free-kick from the right flank to cause them problems with.

31'

Back into the action

Kökcü returns to the field.

29'

Kökcü down

The Besiktas man is down after a collision with Bernardo and will need to leave the field for treatment.

Besiktas on the offensive

It's the visitors' turn to try and unlock the Hoffenheim defence.

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23'

Yellow card

Fisnik Asllani

20'

Almost the opener!

Hložek gets in behind the Besiktas backline and takes a touch on his chest before attempting to finish from a tight angle past Nübel, but can only find the side netting.

Good tempo

Both sides have been quick out of the traps, with each of them looking to get forward every time they get the ball.

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14'

Oh denied

Hoffenheim lose the ball while on the attack and Oh launches a one-man counter, which Machida eventually puts a stop to just outside their own box.

11'

Hosts probing

Hoffenheim are on the front foot at the moment, but Besiktas' backline is holding firm.

7'

The visitors look dangerous

Trossard finds Oh with a brilliant incisive pass, but his attempted finish from the left-hand side of the box is blocked at the crucial moment.

5'

Off the post!

Bernardo swings in a cross toward the front post, where Machida can only hit the post from close range before Besiktas clear their lines.

1'

We're off!

The hosts get the ball rolling.

Kick-off!

More on that Hoffenheim team

Christan Ilzer makes two changes to the side that lost to Hamburg recently, as Conté and Lemperle drop to the bench for Kramarić (pictured) and Hložek.

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Predicted line-up: Hoffenheim

Predicted Formation:4-4-2

The confirmed starting line-up will be published around 60 minutes before kick-off.

1

Oliver Baumann

13

Bernardo

28

Kōki Machida

5

Ozan Kabak

34

Vladimír Coufal

14

Adam Daghim

18

Wouter Burger

7

Leon Avdullahu

27

Andrej Kramarić

10

Adam Hložek

11

Fisnik Asllani

Hoffenheim subs

Petersson, Philipp, Abraha, Gendrey, Hranáč, Rots, Conté, De Cat, Lenz, Prass, Lemperle, Moerstedt

Besiktas starting line-up

Nübel - Murillo, Agbadou, Topcu, Ouattara - Olaitan, Ndidi - Fakili, Kökcü (c), Trossard - Oh

Besiktas subs

Alemdar, Akdag, Bulut, Y. Özcan, Ridvan, Djalo, Miretti, S. Özcan, Yilmaz, Bircan, Kilicsoy, Poku

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Vincenzo Italiano on facing Hoffenheim

"Hoffenheim are a high-quality, young side, who have been competing near the top of the Bundesliga for many years. We can't afford to underestimate our opponents because of their underwhelming start to the campaign. We need to give 100 percent."

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Christian Ilzer on facing Beşiktaş

"They're steeped in tradition and are very ambitious. Their 4-1 win over Marseille in their opening game was a real statement. Even though we're not getting the results we want at the moment, we're heading into Thursday's game full of confidence and want to deliver a good performance against a top side."

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Ozan Kabak on facing Beşiktaş

"I was born in Türkiye and grew up in Istanbul, so it's a special game for me. I'm looking forward to it. We've prepared very well and know how much quality we have. We know it's going to be a tough game, but we feel we're capable of getting a good result."

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Hajdari to return?

Albian Hajdari missed Saturday's defeat to Hamburg after suffering a knee problem while on international duty with Kosovo. The defender had returned to training but then suffered a foot injury and will now be out of action for several weeks.

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Chance to 'show what we're made of'

Reflecting on Hoffenheim's latest setback, striker Fisnik Asllani said: "It wasn't all bad. We need to keep our chins up. We were actually playing well, which is why conceding twice after the second off is so tough to take. We're back in action again on Thursday. We can show what we're made of then."

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Watch: Hoffenheim 2-3 Hamburg - highlights

Christian Ilzer's team remain on three points this season after conceding two late goals in defeat to Hamburg on Bundesliga Matchday 5. The Sinsheim club also had to play a large part of the second half with 10 men following Bernardo's dismissal.

Beşiktaş: The story so far

Beşiktaş overcame Midtjylland and Hradec Králové in qualifying before seeing off Kauno Žalgiris in the play-offs to reach the league phase. They made an impressive start, too, beating Marseille 4-1 at home on Matchday 1.

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Hoffenheim: The story so far

Hoffenheim finished fifth in the Bundesliga last season, missing out on fourth place by a single point. After falling just short of UEFA Champions League qualification, they began their Europa League campaign with a 2-0 defeat away to Greek side OFI.

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