Galatasaray Coach Okan Buruk made one change against Tottenham compared to the 11 of the last Beşiktaş derby.
In the 4th week of the UEFA Europa League, Galatasaray will face the English team Tottenham at home. Galatasaray Coach Okan Buruk made one change against Tottenham compared to the 11 of the last Beşiktaş derby. Buruk appointed Dries Mertens to replace Roland Sallai.
In the Yellow-Reds, Hungarian football player Roland Sallai was not included in the list given to UEFA, and Senegalese football player Ismail Jakobs was not included in the squad due to his injury.
Change in the system
Coach Okan Buruk took the field with the 3-5-2 system in the Tottenham match. Buruk, who started as a double striker in many matches this season, assigned Mauro Icardi and Victor Osimhen as forwards against the English team. Galatasaray played in the 4-4-2 format in the last Beşiktaş derby.
Fernando Muslera returned to the goal
Uruguayan net Fernando Muslera, who received a 3-match ban for receiving a red card in Galatasaray's UEFA Champions League play-off rematch against Young Boys, returned to his goal against Tottenham. In Muslera's absence, Günay Güvenç played in goal in the match between PAOK, RFS and Elfsborg.
Dries Mertens'e plaque delivered
Before the match, Galatasaray President Dursun Özbek presented a plaque and a jersey with his name number 100 on it to Dries Mertens, who played his 100th official match for the yellow-reds in the Beşiktaş derby. Fans also chanted for Mertens.
Galatasaray's 11
Yellow-reds, to the fight; Fernando Muslera, Davinson Sanchez, Kaan Ayhan, Abdülkerim Bardakcı, Barış Alper Yılmaz, Lucas Torreira, Gabriel Sara, Yunus Akgün, Dries Mertens, Victor Osimhen and Mauro Icardi came out with their 11.
Batuhan Şen, Günay Güvenç, Kerem Demirbay, Berkan Kutlu, Hakim Ziyech, Elias Jelert, Victor Nelsson, Yusuf Demir, Michy Batshuayi, Ali Yeşilyurt, Efe Akman and Metehan Baltacı waited in the reserves.
Full support from fans
Galatasaray fans did not leave their team alone in the fight against Tottenham. Yellow-red fans filled the stands in the match played at RAMS Park. The fans supported the players by calling them to the stands one by one before the match. English fans also took their place in the away stands.
The tragic accident in Şişli was caught on camera: The crane that remained open broke the electrical wires, and the traffic sign fell on the road.
Support banners for Palestine were opened in the stands
Galatasaray fans also reacted to Israel's attacks on Palestine. Yellow-red fans opened banners in the stands saying 'Freedom for Palestine', 'Palestinian genocide' and 'Long live Gaza babies'.
Source: iha
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