Leandro Trossard and Ridvan Yilmaz combined for the opening goal
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Besiktas were left lamenting their poor away form as they let a two-goal lead slip in a 2-2 draw with Kasimpasa in the Turkish Super Lig before visiting Celtic in the Europa League on Thursday.
Vincenzo Italiano's side have won two and lost four of their latest seven games on the road, leaving right-back Amir Murillo to lament: "We are strong at home, but we have to improve in away games.
"We are disappointed. After going 2-0 up, we didn't do what we needed to do. We could have scored more goals, but we lost our rhythm."
Italiano concurred, adding: "I think we relaxed too much after going 2-0 up.
"We had the three points in our grasp yet ended up dropping two points due to lack of concentration."
The draw leaves Besiktas in fourth place, six points behind leaders Galatasaray and two ahead of Sunday's hosts, having now only won once in four games overall.
However, they sit eighth in the Europa League after wins over Marseille and Hoffenheim were followed by a 2-2 draw at home to Crystal Palace.
Two former Rangers players had contrasting nights against Kasimpasa.
Left-back Ridvan Yilmaz played a clever through ball for former Arsenal and Brighton & Hove Albion midfielder Leandro Trossard to slot the opening goal after 28 minutes, with both players prominent throughout.
However, winger Vaslav Cerny missed one good first-half chance before going off at half-time.
Serbia striker Dusan Vlahovic's close-range strike increased the lead just after the break, but Kasimpasa right-back Claudio Winck's back-post header reduced arrears on the hour mark before midfielder Marcus Rafferty ghosted in to nod the 87th-minute leveller.
