Galatasaray is playing away against Swedish representative Malmö this evening in the 6th week of the UEFA Europa League.
The match at the New Malmö Stadium will start at 20.45 GMT. The match will be broadcast live on TRT 1.
Referee John Brooks from the English Football Federation will referee the match. Brooks’ assistants will be Simon Bennett and Daniel Robathan. The fourth referee of the match will be Darren Bond, and the Video Assistant Referee will be Jarred Gillett.
The yellow-red team, which performed effectively in the “Cup 2” this season, had 3 wins and 2 draws in 5 matches. Continuing its journey undefeated, Galatasaray entered the week in 4th place with 11 points.
Malmö, on the other hand, could only get 1 win in 5 matches in the UEFA Europa League.
SQUADS OF THE MATCH
MALMÖ: Persson, Stryger, Rösler, Zatterström, Busanello, Christiansen, Johnsen, Rosengren, Bolin, Riekks, Botheim
RESERVES: Lundgren, Lewicki, Pena, Thelin, Olsson, Jörgensen, Berg, Ali, Makolli, Loukili, Skogmar, Akesson
GALATASARAY: Muslera, Sanchez, Metehan, Abdülkerim, Berkan, Torreira, Sara, Jelert, Mertens, Yunus, Batshuayi
RESERVES: Batuhan, Günay, Kerem, Ziyech, Nelsson, Ali, Berat, Yalın, Efe
UNDEFEATED IN THE LAST 17 OFFICIAL MATCHES
Galatasaray was undefeated in the last 17 matches in the Super League and UEFA Europa League.
The yellow-red team, which had a good season, suffered its last defeat in official competitions against the Swiss representative Young Boys in the UEFA Champions League play-off round rematch. Galatasaray had 13 wins and 4 draws in 17 matches since the match on August 27.
“Cimbom” did not lose in the 19-point fight in the UEFA Europa League and Super League. Sitting in the undefeated leadership seat in the Super League, Galatasaray maintains its claim to the top 8 in the Europa League without defeat.
CRITICAL MISSES IN GALATASARAY
The large number of injured players in the yellow-red team weakens the technical team’s hand.
Galatasaray’s Victor Osimhen, Barış Alper Yılmaz, Kaan Ayhan, Ismail Jakobs, Yusuf Demir and Mauro Icardi will not be able to play against Malmö due to their injuries.
Roland Sallai, whose name is not written on the UEFA list, will not be able to play in the yellow-red team.
GOAL HOPE BATSHUAYI AND YUNUS
Galatasaray’s most important goals against the Swedish representative will be Belgian center forward Michy Batshuayi and national football player Yunus Akgün.
The yellow-red team will be without this season’s top scorers Victor Osimhen (10), Barış Alper Yılmaz (7) and Mauro Icardi (6) against Malmö.
Yunus Akgün, who scored 7 goals in total in the first 4 matches of the UEFA Europa League, and Batshuayi, who celebrated 6 goals in official matches, will be Galatasaray’s most important trump cards in attack. Dries Mertens with four goals, Gabriel Sara with two goals each and Davinson Sanchez will try to contribute to their team both in defense and scoring against Malmö.
WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE DIFFICULT
Galatasaray will play the match in weather that is approximately 15 degrees colder than Istanbul.
The yellow-red team, which has been working in Istanbul in an average temperature of 15 degrees lately, will fight against the cold as well as its opponent this evening.
The temperature is expected to drop to 0 degrees during the match to be played at the New Malmö Stadium, which has a grass ground and a capacity of 21 thousand people.
THERE ARE MORE INJURED PLAYERS IN MALMÖ
5 players from the Swedish team are not expected to play against Galatasaray due to their injuries.
In addition to goalkeeper Johan Dahlin, defender Pontus Jansson, right-back Anton Tinnerholm, and wingers Sead Haksabanovic and Stefano Vecchia are injured.
SWEDEN REPRESENTATIVE HAD 2 OFFICIAL MATCHES IN THE LAST MONTH
The Swedish League, in which Malmö won the championship, ended at the beginning of November.
Malmö, which played its last match in its own league on November 10, played one match each in the UEFA Europa League and Swedish Cup in the following period.
Malmö, who lost 4-1 to Hungarian representative Ferencvaros in the Europa League, beat the 3rd League team Torslanda 5-2 in the extra time in the Swedish Cup.
Malmö, who camped in Spain, played friendly matches in order not to stray from the match rhythm.
