The match at RAMS Park will start at 19.45. The competition will be broadcast on the EXXEN platform.
The match will be refereed by referee Georgi Kabakov from the Bulgarian Football Federation. Kabakov’s assistants will be Martin Margaritov and Diyan Valkov. The fourth referee of the fight will be Georgi Ginchev.
Despite being the champion in the Super League last season, the yellow-red team started in the 2nd qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League due to the country’s ranking, and made it to the groups by passing Lithuania’s Zalgiris, Slovenia’s Olimpija and Norway’s Molde, respectively.
Galatasaray, which will compete with Germany’s Bayern Munich, England’s Manchester United and Denmark’s Copenhagen teams in Group A, will play its first match in the “Giants League” tomorrow. “Cimbom” will host Copenhagen in front of its fans in the first week match.
The yellow-reds are planning to start the UEFA Champions League well by leaving the field with 3 points in front of their fans.
Copenhagen, who were ahead in the Danish Super League last season, also entered the Champions League in the 2nd qualifying round. The capital’s representative, who eliminated Iceland’s Breidablik, Czech Republic’s Sparta Prague and Poland’s Rakow respectively, made it to the groups.
GALATASARAY FULL SQUAD
The yellow-red team has no missing players before the critical match.
Galatasaray is preparing a full squad for the match, and new transfer Wilfried Zaha, who came out of a long individual program, is expected to be in the match squad.
Galatasaray’s Halil Dervişoğlu, who was not included in the UEFA squad, will not be able to play in tomorrow’s match.
DIDN’T LOSE IN THE LAST 16 OFFICIAL MATCHES
Galatasaray has not been defeated in the last 16 official matches.
The yellow-red team, which suffered its last defeat against Beşiktaş in the derby in the 32nd week of last season, won the next 6 league matches (one of them by forfeit 3-0 against Hatayspor).
“Cimbom” had 8 wins and 2 draws in 10 matches this season, including 4 Trendyol Super League and 6 UEFA Champions League qualifiers.
Copenhagen, on the other hand, had 6 wins, one draw and a defeat in the Danish Super League, which was in its 8th week. The Danish representative also had 4 wins and 2 defeats in the Champions League qualifiers.
ICARDI IS THE MOST IMPORTANT SOURCE OF GOALS
Mauro Icardi, who started the season well in Galatasaray, will be the most important goal scorer in the Copenhagen match.
The Argentinian star, who was one of the players who played the leading role in the yellow-red team’s championship last season, made an impressive start to this season. The 30-year-old center forward scored 8 times in 8 official matches this season.
Icardi, who scored 5 goals in the last 3 matches in the Super League and 3 goals in the last 3 matches in the UEFA Champions League qualifiers, changed the score on behalf of his team in all of the last 6 official competitions.
NELSSON AGAINST HIS OLD TEAM
Galatasaray’s Danish defender Victor Nelsson will play against his former team.
The 24-year-old defender, who was transferred to the yellow-red team from Copenhagen in 2021, will look for victory on the field against his former team, with whom he played for 2 seasons.
Copenhagen’s squad includes former Trabzonspor center forward Andreas Cornelius. It will be clear after the training to be held today whether the injured experienced football player will work hard at RAMS Park, where he knows the atmosphere well.