Beşiktaş host Crystal Palace as €603m visitors come to the Park

Beşiktaş, who have made a superb start to their UEFA Europa League campaign by winning their first 2 matches, host Premier League side Crystal Palace in their 3rd game. The Black Eagles are aiming to extend their winning run in a crucial encounter at Beşiktaş Park. Having collected 6 points from the opening 2 rounds and sitting 4th with a goal difference of +4, Beşiktaş want to hold on to their place in the top 8 of the league phase. The English visitors, meanwhile, are 15th with 3 points.

Beşiktaş have 3 players on the absentee list going into the game. Orkun Kökçü, who has been diagnosed with a partial plantar fascia tear in the sole of his right foot and a traumatic separation of the heel fat pad, will miss the Crystal Palace match through injury. Milot Rashica and Can Keleş are also unavailable as they are not included in the UEFA squad. Rashica is also nursing a thigh injury. For Crystal Palace, 23-year-old Moroccan centre-back Chadi Riad, who has a knee injury, is not expected to feature.

Beşiktaş and Crystal Palace will be meeting for the first time in European competition. The Black Eagles have previously faced English heavyweights such as Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester United, Arsenal and Tottenham in Europe. With 6 points from their first 2 Europa League matches, Beşiktaş are looking to beat Crystal Palace too and consolidate their place near the top of the table.

Beşiktaş's squad is valued at €273.5m, while Crystal Palace's is worth €603.2m, a striking gap of €329.7m between the 2 clubs. Serbian striker Dušan Vlahović is Beşiktaş's most valuable player at €32m, while Adam Wharton tops the list for the English side with a market value of €75m.

Crystal Palace's squad features a host of high-value players. Behind 22-year-old English midfielder Adam Wharton at the top comes Senegalese winger Ismaïla Sarr, valued at €45m. Norwegian striker Jørgen Strand Larsen, who leads the line for the English side, and centre-back Honest Ahanor are each valued at €40m. In defence, 20-year-old Frenchman Jaydee Canvot, worth €35m, is another standout name. Spanish winger Yéremy Pino and French forward Jean-Philippe Mateta are each valued at €30m, while goalkeeper Dean Henderson has a market value of €28m.

Crystal Palace, who won the UEFA Conference League last season, beat Lech Poznan 4-0 at home in their opening Europa League match this season. Beaten 3-2 away by Olympique Lyon in their 2nd game, the English side travel to Beşiktaş with 3 points.