Fenerbahce v Braga: Confirmed Starting Line-ups – Luis Nani dropped, Van Persie starts

Fenerbahce take on Braga in the Europa League Last 16 first-leg game at the Sukru Saracoglu stadium.

The Yellow Canaries will be without Luis Nani who has been dropped for the second successive game for Alper Potuk on the right flank.

 

Volkan Sen will start on the left wing with Ozan Tufan in an attacking midfield role behind Robin van Persie who gets the nod ahead of Fernandao.

Fenerbahce will be without the suspended Diego Ribas who is serving the last of his three match suspension while Gokhan Gonul is out with a broken rib and on-loan Liverpool winger Lazar Markovic are both out injured.

FENERBAHÇE – BRAGA

Stadium: Sukru Saracoglu
Referee: Clement Turpin
Kick-off: 18:00 GMT

Fenerbahce: Volkan, Şener, Kjaer, Alves, Caner, Mehmet Topal, Josef de Souza, Ozan Tufan, Volkan Şen, Alper, Van Persie
Manager: Vitor Pereira

Braga: Matheus, Andre Pinto, Eduardo, Luiz Carlos, Baiano, Rafa Silva, Ahmed Hassan, Ferreira, Josue, Vukcevic, Goiano
Manager: Paulo Fonseca