Hearts vs Istanbul Basaksehir LIVE score and goal updates from Europa Conference League clash

It might not be the Europa League, but Hearts make their return to European group stage football under the lights in Gorgie.

The Jambos begin their Europa Conference League campaign at home to Istanbul Basaksehir - the top seeds in their group.

Home fixtures will key if the capital club are to harbour any serious ambitions of making it out of the group.

They are third seeds and will look to beat Latvians RFS twice and see what they can get against Basaksehir and Serie A cracks Fiorentina.

It's a tough ask, but so is winning at a packed Tynecastle. The Turks will be used to hostile atmospheres but Robbie Neilson 's side showed in the first half against FC Zurich that they can put teams under pressure and hem them in - they just need to add goals.

A positive result in this one will set them up nicely for next week's trip to Riga and mean they aren't heading into the double header against La Viola still seeking their first points.

Their Premiership form hasn't been up to scratch in recent weeks, so a performance tonight will be expected from a capacity crowd.

We'll have all the build-up, action and reaction LIVE right here on the blog.

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Hearts haven't played European group stage football since 2004.

A certain Robbie Neilson was involved as the Jabos took on Feyenoord, Schalke and Ferencvaros.

18 years later, Istanbul Basaksehir are in Gorgie rather than Murrayfield as Neilson surveys from the Tynecastle dugout.

The atmopshere should show Tynecatsle at it's best tonight.

But Istanbul Basaksehir boss Emre Belozoglou won't be phased. The former Turkey international has been there and done it dueing a playing career that saw him sample the top atmospheres across Europe.

And he's relishing going into the