Hoffenheim vs. Beşiktaş: UEFA Europa League live blog and preview

Hoffenheim go in search of a morale-boosting first UEFA Europa League win of the season on Thursday (kick-off: 9pm CEST) as Türkiye's Beşiktaş visit the SNP Arena.

Christian Ilzer's side only narrowly missed out on UEFA Champions League qualification in 2025/26 but have endured a frustrating start to the current campaign, picking up only three points from their first five Bundesliga fixtures and losing 2-0 to Greek outfit OFI in their league phase opener last month.

Beşiktaş, meanwhile, sit second in Türkiye's Super Lig after seven rounds of fixtures - just one point behind current leaders Galatasaray. They soared out of the traps in their opening league phase game at home to Marseille, triumphing 4-1 against the Ligue 1 club.

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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, but the defender has already returned to training and could be involved against the Turkish outfit.

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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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Welcome!

Follow all the build-up and live action as Hoffenheim host Türkiye's Beşiktaş in their second fixture of the 2026/27 UEFA Europa League league phase (kick-off: 9pm CEST).

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