Galatasaray Vice President Özgür Kalelioğlu made statements after his 2-1 derby win.
Kalelioğlu stated that they will play the Barcelona game in a festive mood thanks to the Beşiktaş victory, and said, “We saw how good the game is when the team has self-confidence. I say it again. We expect the match to be a feast on Thursday. All the lodges, VIP seats, and seats have been sold out. I invite everyone to the match. “We invite everyone to support us. We will regain the victory we had in the Manchester, Neuchatel, Juventus match. We hope to win the UEFA victory again.” used his words.
“DON’T MAKE IT FOR POLEMIC”
Regarding the postponing polemics before the match, Kalelioğlu said, “We did not make the request for polemics. Our only request was that Galatasaray could not come to Istanbul due to physical and natural conditions. There was no other reason. We waited until the last minute. We saw it all together at the last minute. Even today, it snowed. He continued. The aim was to catch a suitable match environment in order to play good football. We went to İzmir. It was good. I thank Beşiktaş for their contribution to us. If we had not gone to İzmir, we would not have been able to train in Istanbul. We are not for polemic. We made this request to once again bring the UEFA Cup to Turkey.” made the statement.