Galatasaray started the second match of the UEFA Champions League play-off round against Young Boys with 3 changes from the last match.
Galatasaray will face Swiss team Young Boys at home in the second match of the UEFA Champions League Play-off Round. The red-yellows took the field with 3 different players than in the previous match. Technical Director Okan Buruk; put Kaan Ayhan on the field instead of the suspended Abdülkerim. He gave Hakim Ziyech and Michy Batshuayi a chance instead of Elias Jelert and Dries Mertens who started the previous match.
Galatasaray started the match with Fernando Muslera, Barış Alper Yılmaz, Kaan Ayhan, Victor Nelsson, Derrick Köhn, Hakim Ziyech, Lucas Torreira, Gabriel Sara, Kerem Aktürkoğlu, Michy Batshuayi and Mauro Icardi in the starting 11. Batuhan Şen, Günay Güvenç, Kerem Demirbay, Dries Mertens, Yunus Akgün, Leo Dubois, Berkan Kutlu, Elias Jelert, Recep Dilek, Ali Turap Bülbül, Efe Akman and Metehan Baltacı waited in the reserves.
Batshuayi in the first 11
Galatasaray’s Belgian striker Batshuayi started in a match for the first time this season. The 30-year-old footballer has scored 3 goals in 3 official matches played this season. Aslan’s goals came from Batshuayi in the first match played against Young Boys, which Galatasaray lost 3-2.
Okan Buruk and Abdülkerim Bardakcı are suspended
Galatasaray’s technical director Okan Buruk was unable to take his place on the field in this match due to the 2-match suspension he received after the Sparta Prague match in the UEFA Europa League match last season. The 50-year-old technical director, whose suspension has been completed, will be at the head of the team in the next European match. Due to Buruk’s suspension, Technical Director İrfan Saraloğlu was at the head of the team in this match. In addition, Kaan Ayhan started in the 11 instead of Abdülkerim Bardakcı, who was suspended after receiving a red card in the first match against Young Boys.
Uruguayan goalkeeper Fernando Muslera, who could not continue playing due to injury in the first match against Young Boys, was also in the first 11.
Galatasaray’s joker Barış Alper Yılmaz is on the right back
Galatasaray’s joker, national football player Barış Alper Yılmaz, started the match in the right-back position. Okan Buruk assigned Barış Alper Yılmaz to the right-back position in this match, replacing Elias Jelert, who played for the first time in the previous match.
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Support for Palestine
Galatasaray fans did not forget Palestine, which is under Israeli attack. Before the match, banners were opened that read “Free Palestine” and “Humanity lost its conscience in Gaza.”
A moment of silence for Sven-Göran Eriksson
A moment of silence was also held before the match for legendary coach Sven-Göran Eriksson, who passed away yesterday. Players from both teams stood in silence in the middle of the midfield before the first whistle in memory of the Swedish coach.
Great interest from fans
The yellow-red fans showed great interest in the tough match. Galatasaray players who warmed up before the match were called to the stands one by one. The yellow-red fans were very excited when the Champions League music was played during the pre-match ceremony.
Source: iha
