After the additions of Ricardo Quaresma and Guti Hernandez over the summer, Besiktas showed their ambition for a European title. They went overboard when they shocked the world after signing Atletico Madrid captain Simao Sabrosa, Manuel Fernandez, and Portuguese international starting striker Hugo Almeida.
Reaching the Round of 32 in the Europa league and being matched up against a team that has not played a league game within the past three months in Dynamo Kiev, Besiktas thought that this would not be too hard. However, they were in for a disappointing surprise.
Besiktas were not allowed to play Simao Sabrosa this season in Europe since he already played with Atletico Madrid in the same competition earlier in the season. Last week in the first leg, Besiktas played a game that they will not wish to remember.
Dynamo Kiev went up 1-0 midway through the first half and number 7 fan favorite Ricardo "Q7" Quaresma scored an equalizer which gave the home side something to build on in the second half. However, the game went into the direction that Besiktas would only see in their worst nightmares.
Dyanamo Kiev scored 3 unsanswered goals in the second half to give themselves a 4-1 victory of the home side. To make matters worse, Besiktas goal scorer Q7 was ejected from the game after he received a red card.
The second leg was no better at all when they played in -18 degrees Celsius in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev. The home side thrashed their Turkish visitors 4-0 to give themselves an 8-1 aggregate victory which allows them to advance to the round of 16 of the competition.
The exit for Besiktas is not what they expected this early in the knock out stages but proves that adding new players to the team does not ensure success. The new guys need to learn how to play with the guys already on the team. Most of the players on Dyanamo Kiev are all international stars for the Ukraine. If Besiktas wish to be successful in the future, they need to show more urgency, heart, and passion on the field especially with the players of their caliber.
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