Trabzonspor vs. PSV Eindhoven UEFA Europa League preview
Fresh from their UEFA Champions League group stage debut, Trabzonspor AS will play new year European football for the first time as they meet PSV Eindhoven in the UEFA Europa League round of 32.
The sides have been paired for the first time in UEFA competition, and this is Trabzonspor’s first game against a Dutch side.
PSV’s record in 14 games against Turkish teams reads W7 D2 L5 (W1 D1 L5 in Turkey).
The clubs met in a friendly on 12 January 2004 in Antalya, with a PSV side featuring Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink beating Trabzonspor on penalties after a 2-2 draw.
Trabzonspor are without a victory in five European games – four draws and a defeat – since winning 1-0 at FC Internazionale Milano in their first UEFA Champions League group stage game in September.
The Black Sea club are competing in the round of 32 for the first time since the advent of the UEFA Cup group stage in 2004/05. Indeed, this is their maiden UEFA competition game after the winter break.
PSV are unbeaten in nine European outings, eight of them this term – a run comprising six wins and three draws. They have won their last three away games.
The Dutch outfit have reached the last 32 for the fourth time in the last five seasons. They lost to Hamburger SV at this stage in 2009/10, but overcame Helsingborgs IF in 2007/08 and LOSC Lille Metropole last season, going on to reach the quarter-finals each time.
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