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Galatasaray, our only representative in the UEFA Champions League, is playing the critical Monaco match that will determine the road map in Europe. The yellow-reds will most likely guarantee a place in the top 24 if they score points, and if they win, they will keep their chances of being in the top 8 hot. Victor Osimhen, who is in second place in the race for the king with 6 goals scored in 3 matches in the Giants League, will be the most important weapon of his team by appearing in the first 11, but Lemina, Kaan and Singo will not be able to play against the French opponent. Football fans are eagerly awaiting the match between Okan Buruk’s students, who have only a 1-point difference between them and Sporting Lisbon in the eighth place, to knock out Monaco, which is in the 23rd place with 6 points. Here are the details of the Champions League Monaco-Galatasaray match…
WHEN AND WHAT TIME IS THE MONACO-GALATASARAY MATCH?
Monaco-Galatasaray match, On Tuesday, December 9th at 23.00 will start. In the match to be played at Stade Louis II, Galatasaray will take to the field with the motivation of placing in the top 8. Monaco has competed in European cups 6 times so far. In the remaining matches, the yellow-reds defeated their opponent twice, while the French team won 3 times. There was no winner in 1 competition. In these matches, Monaco responded to Aslan’s 7 goals with 12 goals. The two teams last faced each other in the UEFA Champions League on October 25, 2000, and Monaco won the match played at home 4-2.
WHICH CHANNEL IS THE MONACO-GALATASARAY MATCH ON?
Monaco-Galatasaray match, Live and unencrypted from TRT 1 screens The match between Monaco and Galatasaray will be managed by Danny Makkelie from the Dutch Football Federation. Makkelie’s assistants will be Hessel Steegstra and Jan de Vries. The 4th referee of the match will be Allard Lindhout. Bram Van Driessche will be on duty as VAR and Benjamin Brand will be on duty as AVAR in the match.
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MONACO-GALATASARAY POSSIBLE 11’S
Monaco: Hradecky, Vanderson, Teze, Salisu, Henrique, Coulibaly, Camara, Akliouche, Minamino, Golovin, Biereth
Galatasaray: Uğurcan, Sallai, Sanchez, Abdülkerim, Jakobs, Torreira, İlkay, Sane, Sara, Barış, Osimhen
In the Champions League, the yellow-reds are in the 14th place with 9 points from 3 wins and 2 losses. The French team is in the 23rd place with 6 points as a result of 1 win, 3 draws and 1 loss. While Galatasaray defeated Liverpool 1-0, Bodo/Glimt 3-1 and Ajax 3-0 in the Champions League this season, it lost to Eintracht Frankfurt 5-1 and finally Union Saint-Gilloise 1-0.
334. EUROPEAN APPOINTMENT
Galatasaray has played 333 matches in European cups so far. In these matches, the yellow-reds won the field 119 times and lost to their opponents 125 times. There were draws in 89 matches. In the past matches, the yellow-reds scored 459 goals and conceded 505 goals.
Galatasaray, which has played 127 matches in its history in the UEFA Champions League, won 32 of these matches and lost 64 times. 31 matches ended in a draw. Galatasaray could not prevent 217 goals against the 130 goals it scored.
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OKAN BURUK’S EUROPEAN REPORT CARD
Okan Buruk played 31 matches in European cups in his managerial career at Galatasaray. Buruk won 13 of these matches, 19 in the Champions League group and qualifiers and 12 in the Europa League, while losing 10 times. All 8 matches ended in a draw.
Galatasaray’s Nigerian football player Victor Osimhen supports his team with the goals he scores in the Champions League. While Osimhen scored 6 goals in the 3 matches he played, he is in second place in the top scorer race after Real Madrid’s French football player Kylian Mbappe.
The 26-year-old football player also became the first player in the club’s history to score goals in 8 consecutive European cup matches with the Yellow-Reds.
Apart from Victor Osimhen, Yunus Akgün also enjoyed scoring 2 goals in Cimbom.
7TH APPOINTMENT WITH MONACO
Galatasaray and Monaco have competed in European cups 6 times so far. In the remaining matches, the yellow-reds defeated their opponent twice, while the French team won 3 times. There was no winner in 1 competition. In these matches, Monaco responded to Aslan’s 7 goals with 12 goals.
The two teams last faced each other in the UEFA Champions League on October 25, 2000, and Monaco won the match played at home 4-2.
21st APPOINTMENT WITH THE FRENCH
Galatasaray has played 21 matches with French teams in European cups so far. The yellow-reds defeated the French teams 7 times and lost 9 times. There was no winner in 5 matches. In these competitions, Cimbom scored 23 goals and conceded 36 goals. During this period, Aslan competed with Monaco, Paris Saint Germain, Nantes, Bordeaux and Marseille.
Monaco, on the other hand, played with Fenerbahçe, Beşiktaş and Trabzonspor, apart from Turkish teams Galatasaray. The French team had 5 wins, 5 losses and 2 draws in 12 matches with Turkish teams.
7th RANK IN LIGUE 1
Monaco, which played 15 matches in Ligue 1 this season, is in the 7th place with 23 points as a result of 7 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses. While Sebastien Pocognoli’s students last lost 1-0 away to Brest in the league, they won once in the last 5 weeks.
Monaco defeated Bodo/Glimt 1-0 in the Champions League and lost 4-1 to Club Brugge. The French team drew 2-2 with Manchester City, 0-0 with Tottenham and 2-2 with Paphos.
II Louis Stadium, where the Monaco-Galatasaray match will be played, has an important place in the history of the Yellow-Reds. The yellow-reds won the UEFA Super Cup final by beating the Spanish team Real Madrid 2-1 with the golden goal scored by Mario Jardel in the UEFA Super Cup final on August 25, 2000.
FOOTBALL PLAYERS PLAYING IN TWO TEAMS
Many football players have played for Galatasaray and Monaco so far. In the past years, both teams; Shabani Nonda, Juan Pablo Pino, Radamel Falcao, Henry Onyekuru, Ismail Jakobs and Wilfried Singo played. The yellow-reds last transferred Singo from Monaco in the last transfer period.
6 MISSING IN CIMBOM
Galatasaray has important shortcomings before the Monaco match. In the yellow-reds, Arda Ünyay will not be able to take part in the squad due to his red card suspension, Wilfried Singo and Ismail Jakobs due to their injuries. Eren Elmalı and Metehan Baltacı, who have disqualification penalties within the scope of the betting investigation, will not play in the match. Kazımcan Karataş is not on the UEFA list.
STATEMENT FROM MONACO TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
Monaco’s coach Sebastien Pocognoli said that they will play an important match to continue in the tournament. When reminded that they could not perform as they wanted in both the French 1st Football League (Ligue 1) and the UEFA Champions League this season, Pocognoli said, “We need to concentrate and stay positive. We must get a good result in the match tomorrow. That’s why the match tomorrow night will be an important step for us. If we want to stay in the Champions League, we must keep our heads up. We must not forget that we have 3 matches ahead of us. We must maintain a positive perspective.” he said. Stating that they want to improve their performance, the 38-year-old coach said, “We should not compromise on our performance no matter what. We must put aside what happened and show positive development. Our players are still working well, we train hard every day, we are trying to change some things. More trust and stability is needed. There are other clubs here, too. There are stronger teams we will face in front of us. If we want to achieve our goals, we need to give our best by focusing on tomorrow’s match.” he said.
“BOTH TEAMS ARE VERY GOOD ON PAPER”
Upon being reminded that there were harsh criticisms about the players, Sebastien Pocognoli said, “It is said that I used Monaco as a stepping stone to get closer to Paris Saint-Germain. I try to give the players a chance every day. I expect all players to be aware that they are playing for a club like Monaco and to do it at the highest level. There may be deficiencies in terms of ambition. I do my best to see this ambition in my players.” made his assessment. Pointing out that both teams have quality squads, Pocognoli said, “It will be an intense and high-level match. Individuality and collective play will come to the fore. This is a positive thing for us. We will see which team will show their good sides in the next 90 minutes. Both teams are very good on paper.” expressed his views.
Providing information about the injured players, Monaco Coach said, “There are players returning from injury. We will see Balogun today, we will test whether he is able to play in the match tomorrow. We will decide on his condition after today’s training. Apart from him, the other players in the squad are suitable to play tomorrow. We need to finish the match by receiving as few cards as possible tomorrow. We should not risk the next matches.” made his assessment.
“WE ARE NOT SATISFIED WITH THE RESULTS”
Thilo Kehrer, the German defender of the red-white team, stated that they were not satisfied with the results they got this season.
Stating that their team could not get the results they wanted, Kehrer said, “As players, we must go on the field with all our self-confidence and belief. We are not satisfied with the results we have achieved so far. However, we need to maintain a positive perspective and be united. We need to know how to get through this difficult time, have a positive attitude and make a comeback.” He commented: