Giant derby in the Süper Lig: Starting lineups announced for Fenerbahçe-Beşiktaş derby
Fenerbahçe will host Beşiktaş at home in the 28th week of the Süper Lig. The two arch-rivals are playing a critical match on the road to the top. While Fenerbahçe does not want to make any mistakes in a week where Galatasaray dropped points, Beşiktaş will take the field to continue their winning streak.
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The 28th week of the 2025/26 Süper Lig season will feature a derby match that closely concerns the title race. Fenerbahçe will host Beşiktaş at home. This exciting match will begin on Sunday, April 5, at 20:00. The derby will be officiated by referee Yasin Kol, with assistant referees Abdullah Bora Özkara and Mehmet Salih Mazlum. The match will be broadcast live on the beIN Sports 1 channel.
FENERBAHÇE HAS ONE ABSENTEE, BEŞİKTAŞ HAS A FULL SQUAD
Fenerbahçe will take the field against Beşiktaş with an incomplete squad. Edson Alvarez, who continues to struggle with an injury, will not be able to participate in the derby. The status of Levent Mercan, whose treatment process is ongoing, will be clarified at match time. Apart from this, Nelson Semedo, Milan Skriniar, and Çağlar Söyüncü, who have recovered from their injuries, may play in the derby depending on the preference of head coach Domenico Tedesco.
Beşiktaş, on the other hand, will compete against Fenerbahçe away from home with a full squad. Emirhan Topçu and El Bilal Toure, who have recovered from their injuries, will be on the field if head coach Sergen Yalçın gives them the chance.
PLAYERS ON THE VERGE OF SUSPENSION
In Fenerbahçe, 6 players are on the verge of a yellow card suspension before the Beşiktaş derby. Nelson Semedo, Archie Brown, Kerem Aktürkoğlu, Anthony Musaba, Mert Müldür, and Matteo Guendouzi will be suspended for the next match against Kayserispor if they receive a yellow card in the derby.
In Beşiktaş, Emirhan Topçu, Amir Murillo, Wilfred Ndidi, and Salih Uçan will be suspended for the Antalyaspor match if they receive a yellow card.
FENERBAHÇE AND BEŞİKTAŞ'S STARTING LINEUPS
Fenerbahçe's probable starting 11 is as follows:
Ederson; Semedo, Skriniar, Oosterwolde, Brown; Kante, Guendouzi; Asensio, Talisca, Musaba, Nene
Beşiktaş's probable starting 11 is as follows:
Ersin; Murillo, Agbadou, Uduokhai, Rıdvan; Ndidi, Asllani; Cerny, Orkun, Olaitan, Oh