Soccer-Besiktas to face Maccabi Tel-Aviv behind closed doors in Hungary

Besiktas Futbol Yatirimlari Sanayi ve Ticaret AS

11/11/2024 23:50

Nov 11 (Reuters) - The Europa League match between
Turkish club Besiktas and Maccabi Tel-Aviv from Israel on Nov.
28 will be contested in a neutral territory in Hungary, UEFA
said on Monday.
    The match was originally a home game for Istanbul-based
Besiktas, but the Turkish government had earlier decided not to
host it in Turkey. It will now be played at Nagyerdei Stadium in
Debrecen.
    The match will be held behind closed doors due to a decision
by the local Hungarian authorities. 
    At least five people were injured during the unrest
involving fans of the visiting Maccabi soccer team who lost 5-0
to Ajax in the Europa League on Thursday.
    Besiktas stated that Hungary was the only country that
agreed to host the match.

 (Reporting by Tommy Lund in Gdansk, editing by Pritha Sarkar)
 ((TommyAlexander.Lund@thomsonreuters.com;))