Hoffenheim and Besiktas level at half-time in Europa League encounter

TSG Hoffenheim and Besiktas were locked at 0-0 at half-time in their UEFA Europa League league-phase match at the PreZero Arena on Thursday.

The opening 45 minutes were evenly contested, with neither side able to create the decisive breakthrough. Besiktas had a marginally greater share of possession, holding 51% compared with Hoffenheim’s 49%.

Hoffenheim registered five attempts, one of which was on target, while Besiktas managed two shots, including one effort on target.

The only booking of the first half went to Hoffenheim forward Fisnik Asllani, who was shown a yellow card in the 22nd minute.

Both teams will need to be more clinical after the interval if they are to claim the advantage.