Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain was despatched off for a second of head-loss the place he foolishly kicked out at an opponent within the Europa League.
The 30-year-old, who joined Besiktas from Liverpool in the summertime, turned tangled in a heated incident throughout the Turkish facet’s Europa League conflict with Lugano on Thursday evening. He was caught late by Renato Steffen because the pair continued to tussle off the ball, earlier than being introduced down.
Oxlade-Chamberlain reacted to the poor problem by aiming a cheeky kick in the back of Steffen’s leg, earlier than wrestling him to the bottom alongside himself. Steffen retaliated with a kick of his personal as gamers from either side, in addition to substitutes and backroom workers, rushed in for a livid shoving match.
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After tempers had simmered down, referee Pawel Raczkowski gave each gamers their marching orders. But Oxlade-Chamberlain had the final snigger as Besiktas in the end gained 2-0 due to objectives from Cenk Tosun and defender Serkan Terzi, although neither facet superior to the knockouts.
The former Arsenal man was launched by Liverpool in the summertime after six years at Anfield. He has loved a quick begin to life in Turkey, with 4 objectives and an help in his 13 Super Lig appearances.
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Opening up on his transfer overseas, the midfielder informed Sky Sports: “I’ve performed for a few years in England however over half the groups have all the time been made up of European guys or international guys from additional afield.
“So I feel like being in a dressing room with a lot of lads that aren’t English has definitely helped me to come into a new country. There’s no other English lads here, but there’s a lot of guys that speak English.
“There was some part of me always that wanted to sort of experience football outside of the Premier League. That’s obviously easier said than done because when you’re playing in the Premier League, it’s an amazing experience and a great place to be.
“When the chance got here and my scenario on the time, it was good timing for me. I used to be undoubtedly open to it. I had performed a couple of occasions in Turkey within the Champions League and the atmospheres have been all the pieces.
“It’s always been really exceptional and that definitely drew me in as well. I knew I was coming somewhere where they really love football. The fanbase is big. It’s an exciting place in its own to play football.”