Leipzig will square off with the Turkish outfit in an important fixture to keep their UCL hopes alive.
Stadium: Basaksehir Fatih Terim Stadium
Key statistics
- Basaksehir have previously stunned Manchester United at their home, winning 2-1.
- Leipzig have won their home leg against Istanbul Basaksehir with the scoreline 2-0.
RB Leipzig
Leipzig’s Champions League hopes are hanging in the balance after a dull campaign so far, suffering defeats against Manchester United and PSG.
In contrast, Julian Nagelsmann’s side have been a dominant force in Bundesliga this season as they are currently second
behind Bayern Munich in the table.
Leipzig, who reached the semi-finals of UCL last season, have registered two wins – against Istanbul and PSG – so far in the Champions League and are sitting third in their group.
The remaining two games are more important for the German side to avoid falling into the Europa League trap. The 2-1 win against Arminia in the weekend Bundesliga fixture could help them enter into the game against the Turkish side with more confidence.
Possible line-up
Gulasci; Konate, Upamecano, Halstenberg; Nkunku, Sabitzer, Haidara, Angelino; Olmo, Forsberg; Poulsen
Injured players:
Hwang Hee-Chan (coronavirus), Lukas Klostermann (knee), Fabrice Hartmann (knee), Konrad Laimer (ankle) and Benjamin Henrichs (knee)
Istanbul Basaksehir
Basaksehir caught everyone’s eyes when they stunned current group leaders Manchester United weeks ago.
The Turkish side has slim hopes of making into the Champions League knockouts although they are the bottom-placed team.
Without a doubt, Basaksehir holds the home ground advantage, and they have to win their remaining fixtures in the group stage to keep their UCL hopes alive.
Possible line-up:
Gunok; Rafael, Skrtel, Epureanu, Bolingoli-Mbombo; Visca, Kahveci, Ozcan, Turuc, Chadli; Ba
Unavailable Players
Júnior Caiçara (achilles), Aleksić (unspecified), Mehmet Topal (unspecified)
Doubtful:
Enzo Crivelli (muscular)
