Galatasaray will face the English team Manchester United away in the second match of UEFA Champions League Group A. The two teams will be rivals for the 7th time with this match. In the second match of UEFA Champions League Group A, Galatasaray will face the English representative Manchester United at Old Trafford on October 3 at 22:00 CET. In the first match of the group, the yellow-reds drew 2-2 at home with Copenhagen, while Manchester lost 4-3 away to Bayern Munich.
7. APPOINTMENT
Manchester United and Galatasaray have been rivals 6 times in official matches so far. In the remaining matches, the yellow-reds won once, while the British team won twice. All 3 matches ended in a draw. Manchester responded to Aslan’s 4 goals with 8 goals.
The two teams played their last official match in Istanbul on November 20, 2012, and Galatasaray won 1-0. Manchester United won the friendly match on July 30, 2016, 5-2.
310TH MATCH IN EUROPEAN CUP
Galatasaray has played 309 times in European cups so far. In the matches in question, Aslan won 111 times and lost to its opponents 115 times. There was no winner in 83 matches. In the past competitions, Cimbom scored 415 goals and conceded 455 goals.
118TH COMPETITION IN THE UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Galatasaray has played 117 times in the UEFA Champions League groups so far. While the yellow-reds won 28 of the competitions in question, they also lost 59 times. 30 matches ended in a draw. Despite scoring 114 goals, Galatasaray could not close out 199 goals. Galatasaray achieved its last victory in the Champions League groups in the 2018-2019 season by beating Lokomotiv Moscow with a score of 3-1 in the first match of Group D in Istanbul. The yellow-reds had 8 defeats and 4 draws in the 12 group matches they played after this match.
HE LOST 1 TIME IN THE LAST 19 MATCHES IN EUROPE
Galatasaray was defeated only once in a total of 19 matches in European cups, including 12 in the UEFA Europa League, 6 in the UEFA Champions League qualifiers and 1 in the Champions League group match. After losing to the Dutch team PSV with a score of 2-1 in Istanbul in the UEFA Champions League qualifier on July 28, 2021, the yellow-reds achieved 10 wins, 8 draws and 1 loss in 19 matches.
GALATASARAY HAS NOT LOSED IN 20 MATCHES
Galatasaray’s last defeat in official matches was in an away match against Beşiktaş last season. After this competition, Aslan remained undefeated in 20 matches, including 13 in the Super League, 6 in the UEFA Champions League qualifiers and 1 in the group stage. Cimbom got 17 wins and 3 draws in the last 20 matches.
OKAN BURUK’S EUROPEAN REPORT CARD
Okan Buruk competed in European cups a total of 24 times in his coaching career, 17 times in Başakşehir and 7 times in Galatasaray. Buruk’s teams achieved 11 wins, 10 losses and 3 draws in these competitions in the UEFA Champions League groups and qualifiers and the UEFA Europa League. The 49-year-old coach achieved 5 wins and 2 draws in the 7 European matches he played in charge of Galatasaray.
While Okan Buruk was the manager of Başakşehir, he faced Manchester United twice in the Champions League and had 1 win and 1 loss.
BAD START FROM MANCHESTER UNITED IN THE LEAGUE
Manchester United is in the 10th place in the Premier League with 9 points, having won 3 and lost 4 in the past 7 weeks. While the Reds enjoyed 7 goals in these matches, they also conceded 11 goals. Erik ten Hag’s students had their worst start in the league with this performance.
A FAMILIAR FACE IN MANCHESTER
The English team Manchester United added goalkeeper Altay Bayındır from Fenerbahçe to its squad during the summer transfer period. Bayındır will be in the match squad against the yellow-reds.
HE PLAYED 21 MATCHES WITH ENGLISH TEAMS
Galatasaray played 21 official matches with English representatives in European cups. My Cimbom; He had 3 wins, 10 losses and 8 draws in 21 matches against Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United, Liverpool, Leeds United and West Bromwich Albion.
MAURO ICARDI SCORED 10 GOALS THIS SEASON
Galatasaray’s Argentinian football player Mauro Icardi continues to support his team with the goals he scores. Icardi scored 7 goals in the Super League and scored 3 goals in the UEFA Champions League qualifiers. The 30-year-old football player also has 1 assist.
IVAN KRUZLIAK WILL BLOW THE WHISTLE
The match between Manchester United and Galatasaray will be managed by Ivan Kruzliak from the Slovak Football Federation. Kruzliak’s assistants will be Branislav Hancko and Jan Pozor. The fourth referee of the match will be Peter Kralovic. Bastian Dankert from the German Football Federation will also take part in VAR.