Overview
- Crystal Palace earned a 2-2 Europa League draw in Istanbul on Thursday after Yeremy Pino and Jean-Philippe Mateta turned the game around following Wilfred Ndidi's half-time opener.
- Mateta had an early goal ruled out by VAR for a marginal offside before his 55th-minute finish put Palace ahead four minutes after Pino's equaliser.
- Junior Olaitan levelled for Beşiktaş in the 73rd minute, Umit Akdag was sent off shortly afterwards for a two-footed challenge, and Jørgen Strand Larsen left the match injured after that challenge.
- Manager Pierre Sage described himself as 'satisfied' with the performance but 'a little bit frustrated' and faces ongoing media pressure over his job after Palace's recent heavy domestic defeat.
- The draw leaves Palace with four Europa League points from three games and keeps them in the group hunt, but it does not solve clear defensive problems that include 17 Premier League goals conceded this season and only one clean sheet in their last 16 away matches.