Beşiktaş plans to finish the job against Feyenoord

Beşiktaş plans to finish what it started last week when it hosts Feyenoord in the Champions League third qualifying round second leg tonight.

The Black Eagles will be hoping to capitalize on a strong performance in the first leg, when they beat the Dutch runner-up 2-1 in the game in Rotterdam’s De Kuip stadium.

Goals from Mustafa Pektemek and Karim Frei gave a great advantage to Beşiktaş and the Dutch could only pull back one through a last-minute penalty.

Beşiktaş will be through whether drawing or even a 1-0 defeat, but coach Slaven Bilic urged his players to finish the job without becoming complacent.

“We have the advantage and our opponents will come into us,” he said. “We should definitely avoid complacency.”

Beşiktaş will have the backing of strong home support at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium. The 72,000-seat ground is a mammoth of a stadium, but it is not the actual home of the Black Eagles, who are still waiting for their Vodafone Arena to be completed. The modern stadium is currently under construction in the place of the İnönü Stadium, the Eagles’ iconic nest located at the birthplace of Beşiktaş, the Istanbul district with the same name as the club.

If Beşiktaş advances, it will have another challenging tie to advance to the Champions League, the top-level club competition in European football. Beşiktaş’s possible opponents in the playoff tie include English giant Arsenal, Italy’s Napoli and German side Bayer Leverkusen.

Tonight’s game starts at 9 p.m. and will be shown live on D-Smart’s Smart Spor channel.

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