In the first week of Ziraat Turkish Cup Group C, Galatasaray will host Başakşehir at home. This important fight will start tonight at 20.30 at RAMS Park and will be managed by referee Ali Şansalan. The match will be broadcast live on ATV screens.
Galatasaray competes with Başakşehir, Konyaspor, Eyüpspor, Çorum FK and Boluspor in Group C. While the yellow-reds will start their group matches with a match against Başakşehir, they will face Boluspor and Konyaspor in their next matches.
Squads
Galatasaray: Günay, Jelert, Abdülkerim, Metehan, Sanchez, Berkan, Yusuf, Efe, Kerem, Sallai, Batshuayi
Substitutes: Batuhan, Jakobs, Eyüp, Mertens, Yunus, Sara, Kaan, Gökdeniz, Torreira, Barış Alper
Basaksehir: It has not been announced yet.
First match in the new format of Ziraat Turkish Cup:
This season, Ziraat Turkish Cup is played in a new format consisting of 4 groups with 6 teams. The teams that finish in the top two places in their groups will advance to the quarter-finals. Galatasaray will play its first match in this format.
Missing player: Mauro Icardi
In Galatasaray, Argentinian star Mauro Icardi will not be able to take part in the squad due to his injury. The player will be away from the field for a while due to the injury in his right knee anterior cruciate ligament in the match against Tottenham in the UEFA Europa League.
Galatasaray's Unbeaten Streak Continues
The yellow-red team was undefeated in the last 21 matches in the Super League and UEFA Europa League. The team, which had 16 wins and 5 draws during this period, suffered its last defeat against Young Boys on 27 August.
Yunus Akgün and Victor Osimhen are in form
While Yunus Akgün made a significant contribution to his team with 5 goals in the UEFA Europa League this season, he also scored 6 goals in the Super League. On the other hand, Victor Osimhen attracted attention by scoring 13 goals in 16 matches.
Defense Problems Receive Attention
Galatasaray was able to keep a clean sheet only 4 times in 26 official matches this season. The team conceded a total of 40 goals in this process.
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