Hosting Trabzonspor in the 16th week of the Trendyol Super League, Galatasaray coach Okan Buruk made 3 changes compared to the first 11 of the last Malmö match. The yellow-red team played the match at RAMS Park with the first 11 of Fernando Muslera, Elias Jelert, Kaan Ayhan, Abdülkerim Bardakcı, Berkan Kutlu, Lucas Torreira, Gabriel Sara, Roland Sallai, Dries Mertens, Yunus Akgün, Barış Alper Yılmaz. .
Galatasaray’s bench included Günay Güvenç, Ismail Jakobs, Eyüp Aydın, Davinson Sanchez, Kerem Demirbay, Victor Nelsson, Yusuf Demir, Michy Batshuayi, Victor Osimhen and Efe Akman.
Okan Buruk could not benefit from Metehan Baltacı, whom he played in the first 11 in the away match against Swedish representative Malmö in the UEFA Europa League during the week, due to his suspension. Buruk did not risk Sanchez, who was injured in the fight in question, and put Batshuayi on the bench.
Instead of these players, Buruk played Kaan Ayhan and Barış Alper Yılmaz, who recovered from their injuries, and Sallai, who could not play in the Malmö match due to the status.
Kaan on the field after 4 matches, Barış Alper after 1 match
Kaan Ayhan, who recovered from his injury in Galatasaray, took the field after 4 official matches and Barış Alper Yılmaz after 1 official match. Kaan, who last played in the Sipay Bodrum FK match in the 13th week of the league, could not play in two matches each in the Super League and UEFA Europa League.
Barış Alper, who was injured by the blow of his opponent Rey Manaj in the Net Global Sivasspor match in the 15th week of the league, also missed the Malmö match in the UEFA Europa League.
Osimhen and Sanchez were not risked
Coach Okan Buruk did not risk star striker Victor Osimhen and defender Davinson Sanchez in the Trabzonspor match. Osimhen, who suffered moderate strain and bleeding in the upper right muscle group in the away match against Net Global Sivasspor last week in the league, could not play in the Malmö match in the Europa League. Afterwards, Osimhen partially participated in the training with the team, and although he was included in the squad in the Trabzonspor match, he was placed in the reserves.
Sanchez, who was injured in the Malmö match earlier in the week, was not assigned to the starting 11 despite being in the squad.
Jakobs in the squad after 5 matches
Ismail Jakobs, the Senegalese left back of the yellow-red team, recovered from his injury and entered the squad. Jakobs, who could not play in the Beşiktaş derby in the 10th week of the Super League and the Elfsborg and Tottenham matches in the UEFA Europa League due to his injury, returned to the field with the Reeder Samsunspor match in the 12th week. Jakobs, who was injured again in the match in question, missed 3 matches in the Super League and 2 matches in the Europa League. The experienced football player was among the reserves in the Trabzonspor match.
Yusuf Demir, who was not included in the squad for the last 4 official matches due to his injury, returned to the squad in the Trabzonspor match.
Ziyech is not in the squad
Galatasaray’s Moroccan winger Hakim Ziyech was not included in the squad. The 31-year-old star football player, who has difficulty getting playing time due to his recent lack of form, was not included in the squad for the Trabzonspor match with the decision of coach Okan Buruk.
Felipe Melo RAMS Park’ta
Galatasaray’s unforgettable Brazilian football player Felipe Melo watched the match from the stands. Melo, who won three Super Leagues, two Turkish Cups and three TFF Super Cups between 2011 and 2015 with the yellow-red jersey, hugged the fans before the match. Melo went to the “Set” behind the goal and cheered with the fans. Melo, who excited the fans with the utrAslan flag, started the so-called “triple” chant.
Before the match, Melo was given a plaque by Metin Öztürk, the second president of the yellow-red club.
3 changes in Trabzonspor
Şenol Güneş, the coach of the Bodro-blue team, made 2 changes in the first 11 of the last Kasımpaşa match. Sun; Uğurcan Çakır, Pedro Malheiro, Serdar Saatçı, Batista Mendy, Eren Elmalı, Ozan Tufan, John Lundstram, Edin Visca, Muhammed Cham, Anthony Nwakaeme and Simon Banza played in the 11th.
The experienced coach placed Muhammet Taha Tepe, Borna Barisic, Denis Draguş, Arda Öztürk, Umut Güneş, Cihan Çanak, Salih Malkoçoğlu, Ali Şahin Yılmaz, Engin Poyraz Efe Yıldırım and Enis Destan on the bench.
Although Şenol Güneş brought Arseniy Batagov and Denis Draguş, whom he played in the first 11, to Istanbul in the 2-2 draw with Kasımpaşa in the 15th week of the Super League, he did not write them to the squad. The experienced coach gave Ozan Tufan and Nwakaeme the jersey instead of these players.
