Fenerbahçe face Emre's Toon army
Newcastle United FC midfielder Emre Belözoğlu will be up against
his countrymen as his side host Fenerbahçe SK in their opening UEFA
Cup Group H game.
- The 42-times capped Turkish international started his career with
Fenerbahçe's Istanbul rivals Galatasaray SK. He spent four seasons
at the club before joining FC Internazionale Milano in the summer
of 2001. He joined Newcastle from Inter in the summer of
2005.
- Newcastle and Fenerbahçe have never met before in European
competition.
- 2006 UEFA Intertoto Cup winners Newcastle are veterans of 88
appearances in UEFA competition - 50 wins, 15 draws and 23
defeats.
- This will be Newcastle's first meeting with Turkish
opposition.
- Fenerbahçe boast plenty of experience, having played 124 games in
UEFA competition, winning 39, drawing 17 and losing 68.
- Fenerbahçe's Serbian striker Mateja Keman knows more than most
of his team-mates about English football having spent a season in
the Premiership with Chelsea FC. Signed from PSV Eindhoven, he
scored four goals in 24 league appearances in the 2004/05 season
but - frustrated at a lack of first-team football - left for Club
Atlético de Madrid in the summer of 2005.
- The Istanbul side have side have met English opponents on ten
occasions since meeting Manchester City FC in a two-legged 1968/69
European Champion Clubs' Cup tie.
- They have won three of those meetings, drawn twice and lost five
times. The highlight of those games was a 1-0 1996/97 UEFA
Champions League win against Manchester United FC at Old Trafford.
Elvir Bolić scored the only goal to end Uniteds 40-year unbeaten
home run in Europe.
- Manchester United got their revenge in the 2004/05 edition of the
tournament, losing 6-2 with Wayne Rooney scoring a hat-trick - it
was Fenerbahçe's worst single result against English
opposition.
- Forward Tuncay Şanli will have fond memories of his last meeting
with an English side - he scored a hat-trick in a 3-0 win against
Manchester United as the sides met again in the 2004/05 UEFA
Champions League group stage.
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