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The excitement continues in the UEFA Europa League. Galatasaray will face Czech representative Sparta Prague. All details about the match are wondered by football fans and are researched on search engines. So, when, at what time and on which channel will the Galatasaray – Sparta Prague match be broadcast live?
WHEN, AT WHAT TIME AND ON WHICH CHANNEL WILL GALATASARAY – SPARTA PRAGUE MATCH BE BROADCAST LIVE?
Galatasaray – Sparta Prague match will be played on February 15, 2024. The rematch will be played on February 22. The match will be broadcast live on Exxen at 20:45.
GALATASARAY POSSIBLE 11
Muslera, Kaan, Sanchez, Nelsson, Berkan, Torreira, Kerem Demirbay, Barış Alper, Mertens, Kerem, Icardi
SPARTA PRAG POSSIBLE 11
Jensen, Preciado, Sorensen, Kairinen, Karabec, Birmancevic, Qazim Laci, Panak, Rynes, Krejci, Kuchta
GALATASARAY CAME FROM THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Galatasaray started its European cups this season with the UEFA Champions League qualifiers. The yellow-reds made it to the groups by beating Zalgiris Vilnius in the 2nd round, Olimpija Ljubljana in the 3rd round and Molde in the play-off round. Lion; Bayern Munich finished Group A in 3rd place, with Manchester United and Copenhagen, with 5 points as a result of 1 win, 2 draws and 3 losses, and continued on its way to the Europa League.
SPARTA PRAGUE FINISHED THE EUROPEAN LEAGUE GROUP 2ND
Sparta Prague lost to Copenhagen in the 3rd qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League. The Czech representative, who started their UEFA Europa League adventure in the play-offs, passed Dinamo Zagreb in this round and made it to the groups. Competing with Real Betis, Rangers and Aris Limassol in Group C of the Europa League, Sparta Prague finished 2nd with 10 points, 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, and qualified for the play-offs for the last 16 rounds.
5TH APPOINTMENT WITH SPARTA PRAGUE
Galatasaray and Sparta Prague have faced each other a total of 4 times in European cups so far, 2 of which are in the Champions League and 2 in the Europa League. In the competitions in question, the yellow-reds won once, while the Czech team won twice. 1 match ended in a draw. In these matches, Galatasaray scored 4 goals, while Prague scored 7 goals.
The two teams last competed in the UEFA Champions League groups in Istanbul on November 5, 1997, and the yellow-reds won with a score of 2-0. Okan Buruk, the coach of the yellow-reds, also played in the two matches played between Galatasaray and Sparta Prague in 1995.
315TH MATCH IN EUROPEAN CUP
Galatasaray has played 314 times in European cups so far. In the matches in question, Aslan won 112 times and lost to its opponents 118 times. There was no winner in 84 matches. In the remaining matches, Cimbom scored 423 goals and conceded 466 goals.
PLAYED 92 MATCHES IN THE EUROPEAN LEAGUE
Galatasaray has played on the field 92 times so far in the organization organized under the names of UEFA Cup and UEFA Europa League. The yellow-reds had 36 wins, 31 draws and 25 losses in the matches in question. While Aslan enjoyed 142 goals in these competitions, it could not prevent 113 goals in its goal.
Galatasaray last faced the Spanish representative Barcelona in the last 16 rounds of the 2021-2022 season in the Europa League and drew 0-0 at Camp Nou, and was eliminated by losing 2-1 in Istanbul.
OKAN BURUK’S EUROPEAN REPORT CARD
Okan Buruk competed in European cups 12 times in his career as a coach at Galatasaray. Buruk won 6 of the 12 matches it played in the Champions League and its groups, and lost 3 times. All 3 matches ended in a draw.
HE MADE 8 MATCHES WITH CZECHIA TEAMS
Galatasaray played 8 official matches with Czech representatives in European cups. My Cimbom; Banik Ostrava had 3 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses in 8 matches played against Sparta Prague and Mlada Boleslav.
LEADER IN THE CZECHIA LEAGUE
Sparta Prague is in the leadership seat of the Czech League in the past 20 weeks. The Czech Republic team received 53 points with 17 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. Prague suffered its only defeat in the league with a score of 3-1 away against Mlada Boleslav, and lastly beat its guest Karvina with a score of 3-0.
David Pavelka, who once played for Kasımpaşa in Turkey, also plays for Sparta Prague.
THE TOP STORCHER WAS MAURO ICARD
Argentinian Mauro Icardi is Galatasaray’s top scorer in European cups this season. Icardi scored 5 times in the Champions League groups and qualifiers. The 30-year-old football player was followed by Kerem Aktürkoğlu with 3 goals and Hakim Ziyech and Dries Mertens with 2 goals each. Abdülkerim Bardakcı and Sergio Oliveira, who have recovered from their injuries for the yellow-reds, will be able to play if Coach Okan Buruk assigns them. Hakim Ziyech will not be able to take part in the match due to his injury and Derrick Köhn will not be able to take part in the match because he is not on the UEFA list.
ALEJANDRO HERNANDEZ WILL BLOW THE WHISTLE
Galatasaray – Sparta Prague match will be managed by Alejandro Hernandez from the Spanish Football Federation. Hernandez’s assistants will be Jose Naranjo and Diego Sanchez Rojo. The 4th referee of the match will be Alejandro Muniz Ruiz. Carlos del Cerro Grande will sit in the VAR chair in the match, and Ricardo de Burgos will sit in the AVAR chair.