Sports Mole previews Thursday’s Europa Conference League clash between Fenerbahce and Slavia Prague, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Turkish giants Fenerbahce will be aiming to secure a first-leg advantage when they host Czech outfit Slavia Prague in the playoff round of the Europa Conference League.
The hosts will be looking to progress to the last-16 for the first time in any European competition since the 2015-16 campaign, while the visitors are hoping to reach the last-16 for the third time in the last four years.
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After accumulating just six points from as many matches in the Europa League, Fenerbahce finished third in Group D, behind Eintracht Frankfurt and Olympiacos, and have subsequently dropped into the Europa Conference League playoffs.
Since discovering their European fate in December, the Yellow Canaries have endured an inconsistent run of form domestically, winning, drawing and losing four games each in their last 12 matches.
Fenerbahce followed up last Tuesday’s 1-0 home defeat to Kayserispor in the last-16 of the…