Best of Day One: Palace's travel & training in Turkey
England's "The Eagles" have soared to Istanbul to face Turkey's "Black Eagles" – Palace pitted against Beşiktaş – on another massive European occasion for South London.
- Click here for the best of the build-up to Beşiktaş vs Palace.
- Hear from Manager Pierre Sage on how he hopes to use the atmosphere to his advantage.
The trip marks a first competitive engagement for Palace in Turkey since 1998, when they took on Samsunspor in the UEFA Intertoto Cup – and a first match in the country since a pair of friendlies against Trabzonspor and Napoli in the mid-season break of 2022/23.
Making the four-hour flight to Istanbul early on Wednesday, Pierre Sage's side touched down in Istanbul before later that afternoon journeying to the impressive 42,684-capacity Beşiktaş Park, reopened most recently in 2016.
There, they got a feeling of the venue with an hour's worth of training – ahead of tonight's huge clash in the UEFA Europa League.
Palace will be hoping to return to winning ways in Europe after a narrow defeat in Lyon last week – but will have to overcome the ground's famous atmosphere in order to do so.
All eyes tonight, then, on Istanbul – with the best training footage above, and training and travel shots below!
Travel Gallery
Training Gallery
Match details
Beşiktaş v Crystal Palace
- Thursday, 22nd October
- 20:00 BST UK time / 22:00 local time
- Beşiktaş Park, Istanbul, Türkiye
- UEFA Europa League
- Live audio commentary on Palace TV+