Isaac Kiese Thelin, who recently extended his contract, missed a couple of chances and Anders Christiansen also got a good opportunity in the away game against Besiktas.
It was only part of the misses in Istanbul.
A clumsiness that punished itself away against Beşiktaş in the Europa League.
In the second half, I thought we got going well with the game, but then there's a turnaround and then it hits. It's tough, says Kiese Thelin to Sydsvenskan.
Ricardo Friedrich, who played instead of the injured first-choice Johan Dahlin, had nothing to do with Ernest Muçis' finish in the 76th minute. And nine minutes later, the goalkeeper had to pick the ball out of the net again, when Semih Kilicsoy made it 2–0.
Malmö got a glimmer of hope with Søren Rieks' reduction in stoppage time, but by then it was too late to properly chase more goals.
Right after, I still think we played a good game and that we stood up well. That we had the game under control for large parts and could push on in the second half. Then it's also a good team we're facing, says Kiese Thelin.
The already crowned Swedish Champions have thus got a tough start to the European games, with three losses in four matches.
Next up in Europe is an away game against Hungarian Ferencváros on November 28, and then Galatasaray, Twente, and Slavia Prag remain.
