The yellow-red team played the match at RAMS Park with the following 11 starters: Fernando Muslera, Kaan Ayhan, Davinson Sanchez, Abdülkerim Bardakcı, Ismail Jakobs, Lucas Torreira, Gabriel Sara, Barış Alper Yılmaz, Dries Mertens, Yunus Akgün, Victor Osimhen. .
Le banc de Galatasaray comprenait Günay Güvenç, Eyüp Aydın, Roland Sallai, Berkan Kutlu, Elias Jelert, Victor Nelsson, Michy Batshuayi, Yusuf Demir, Efe Akman and Metehan Baltacı.
– Hakim Ziyech and Kerem Demirbay are not in the group
Hakim Ziyech and Kerem Demirbay were not part of Galatasaray’s squad for the match against Göztepe.
Hakim Ziyech, who was unable to get playing time due to his recent lack of form, was not included in the squad following the decision of coach Okan Buruk.
Kerem Demirbay, who was not included in the squad for the Kayserspor match due to family reasons, was not included in the squad for the Göztepe match.
– Plaque à Abdülkerim Bardakcı pour last 100ème match
A plaque was presented to Abdülkerim Bardakcı, who played 100 official matches in the yellow-red jersey.
Abdülkerim, who wore the yellow-red jersey for the 100th time in Bellona Kayserispor’s match in the 17th week of Super League, received a plaque from the club’s second president Metin Öztürk before the match.
Additionally, the national player was presented with a jersey with the inscription “100” on the back.
– In front of his fans for the first time in 2025
Galatasaray played with their fans for the first time in 2025.
Finally, the yellow-reds, who met their fans at RAMS Park in the match where they hosted Trabzonspor in the 16th week of Super League, hosted Göztepe in the first match of the new year.
– Ferdi Tayfur was commemorated before the match
Ferdi Tayfur, vocal artist, composer, songwriter and film actor who died at the hospital where he was treated, was commemorated at RAMS Park.
The photo of the master artist of Galatasaray, whose songs were played in the stadium before the match, was reflected on the scoreboard. In addition, yellow-red supporters also opened banners in the stands for Tayfur.
– 2 changes to Göztepe
Göztepe coach Stanimir Stoilov made two changes to his starting XI compared to the last match against Çaykur Rizespor.
Bulgar teknik Adam, Sahaya Mateusz Lis, Malcom Bokele, Heliton Jorge, Koray Günter, Lasse Nielsen, Anthony Dennis, Novatus Miroshi, Kuryu Matsuki, Djalma, David Tijanic et Romulo 11’i ile çıktı.
Le banc de Göztepe comprenait Arda Özçimen, Emircan Seçgin, Taha Altıkardeş, Victor Hugo, Ahmet Ildız, Juan da Silva, İsmail Köybaşı, İzzet Furkan Malak, Nazim Sangare and Ogün Bayrak.
Stoilov gave a chance to Lasse Nielsen and Kuryu Matsuki instead of Ogün Bayrak and Victor Hugo, whom he assigned to the first 11 in the Çaykur Rizespor match.
Doğan Erdoğan, David Datro Fofana, Isaac Solet and Kubilay Kanatsızkuş, among the injured players in Göztepe, were not included in the match squad.
