The Kazakhstan national football player Bakhtiyar Zainutdinov participated in another match of the Europa League, reports Caravan.kz.
Kazakhstani clubs have already finished their performances in European competitions, but one Kazakh footballer is still competing in the tournament. This is Zainutdinov, who plays for the Turkish club Beşiktaş.
In the group stage match of the Europa League against Madrid's Atlético, Zainutdinov came on in the 69th minute with the score at 2-1 in favor of the Turkish team. The match ended in a decisive victory — 4-1 for Beşiktaş.
It is noteworthy that Beşiktaş still has a chance to continue the fight for European club trophies — they currently sit in 18th place in the standings, with one round left to play. A total of 24 teams will advance to the next stage. The match against Atlético marked the first official game for Manchester United legend Ole Gunnar Solskjær as head coach of Beşiktaş.
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