Beşiktaş finished last season in fourth place in the Turkish league, which required the team to go through a long qualification path to reach the league phase of the Europa League. The team won six qualifying rounds throughout the qualification process.
Midfielder Orkun Kökçü is described as the engine of the team, being a fundamental piece in the midfield sector. The defense is sustained by centre-back Tiago Djaló, who has assumed an important role in Beşiktaş's defensive stability.
The Turkish team thus enters the league phase of the European competition through a "narrow door," reflecting the difficulties faced during the qualification process. Beşiktaş thus joins the group of teams that will compete at this stage of the Europa League.
