Beşiktaş and Crystal Palace draw 2-2 in the UEFA Europa League

In the 3rd matchday of the UEFA Europa League, Besiktas drew 2-2 at home against Crystal Palace. The black-and-whites' goals were scored by Wilfred Ndidi and Junior Olaitan. With this result, Besiktas reached 7 points in 3 matches. Following the match, sports pundits discussed the encounter and head coach Vincenzo Italiano's squad selections.

While Besiktas rescued 1 point against Crystal Palace with goals from Wilfred Ndidi and Junior Olaitan, Umit Akdag received a red card in the match. Head coach Vincenzo Italiano taking the field with a record rotation and his choices during the match led to differing evaluations by sports pundits.

Sinan Vardar stated that Besiktas caught a good tempo but Umit Akdag's red card was a major amateur mistake, and that Besiktas should have defeated their opponent, whom he considers the worst English team he has watched in many years. Omer Urundul criticized Italiano for fielding a team with a record rotation and stated that the 1 point gained is worth gold. Kartal Yigit emphasized that Besiktas, having fallen behind with Mateta's goal, found the score through Ndidi and Olaitan, and that they could have won the match if not for Umit's red card and the coach's rotation adventure. Guntekin Onay, on the other hand, stated that he was satisfied with the football of the heavily rotated squad, that Oh was left isolated, but that collecting 7 points in the first 3 matches and the 1 point was not a loss.