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Friday, November 28, 2014
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Legia Warszawa are unbeaten at home in Europe this season and will look to maintain that proud record as they play host to Trabzonspor AŞ in their final Group L game.
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Legia Warszawa dropped their first UEFA Europa League Group L points on matchday five and will look to keep hold of top spot in the section as they host Trabzonspor AŞ again.
• Legia and Trabzonspor are both sure of places in the round of 32 as the top two sides in the section.
• Trabzonspor must win to supplant Legia at the head of the section.
Form guide
• Michał Kucharczyk scored the only goal as Legia beat Trabzonspor in Turkey on matchday two despite having Michał Żyro sent off late on.
• Trabzonspor beat Legia 2-0 in Warsaw last season, with Olcan Adın adding to Dossa Júnior's own goal.
• The teams for that game on 7 November 2013 were:
Legia: Skaba, Dossa Júnior*, Jodłowiec*, Dvalishvili, Brzyski*, Kucharczyk* (Ojamaa 72), Bereszyński*, Kosecki* , Hélio Pinto*, Rzeźnicak*, Furman (Mikita 84).
Trabzonspor: Onur* (Zeki 54), Bosingwa*, Aykut*, Bamba (Giray 51), Mierzejewski (Alanzinho 84), Paulo Henrique, Malouda, Zokora, Colman, Mustafa Yumlu*, Olcan.
• Legia are unbeaten in five European home games this season (W4 D1); Trabzonspor are unbeaten on the road in continental action this term (W1 D2).
Trivia and links
• Legia conceded more fouls than any other club over the first five matchdays: 91 in total. Meanwhile, Legia's Ondrej Duda has committed the most fouls of any player in this season's group stage: 20 in total.
The coaches
• Henning Berg took charge of Legia at the start of 2014. The former Blackburn Rovers FC, Manchester United FC and Rangers FC defender was capped 100 times by Norway. As a coach, he has held the reins at FK Lyn, Lillestrøm SK and – for just 57 days – Blackburn.
• Former Yugoslavia striker Vahid Halilhodžić stepped down as Trabzonspor coach by mutual consent in the wake of matchday four, following a disappointing run of domestic results.
• The famously attack-minded Ersun Yanal took command ahead of matchday five, embarking on his second spell as Trabzonspor coach. Coach of Turkey from 2004 to 2005, the former MKE Ankaragüçü and Gençlerbirliği SK boss was first in charge of the Black Sea club from 2007 to 2009, and more recently led Fenerbahçe SK to the 2013/14 Turkish title, only to resign in the summer.
