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Expected information about the match

Europe Champions league 3.Round

22.10 20:00

Stadium: Türk Telekom Stadium

Capacity: 52223

Turf: Grass

Distance: 3,532 km (1.86 mi.)

Galatasaray

Atalay Babacan is out of selection by coach decision

Atalay Babacan - Midfielder (AM) - Back-up player

0

Jimmy Durmaz is out of selection by coach decision

Jimmy Durmaz - Attack (LW) - Rotation player

0

Yunus Akgün is out of selection by coach decision

Yunus Akgün - Attack (LW) - Back-up player

0

1

0

Mustafa Kapi is out of selection by coach decision

Mustafa Kapi - Midfielder (CM) - Back-up player

0

Taylan Antalyali is out of selection by coach decision

Taylan Antalyali - (CM) - Back-up player

0

Emre Tasdemir is out of selection by coach decision

Emre Tasdemir - Defense (LB) - Back-up player

0

Valentine Ozornwafor is out of selection by coach decision

Valentine Ozornwafor - Defense (CB) - Back-up player

0

Martin Linnes is out of selection by coach decision

Martin Linnes - Defense (RB) - Back-up player

0

Ahmet Calik is out of selection by coach decision

Ahmet Calik - Defense (CB) - Rotation player

0

Batuhan Sen is out of selection by coach decision

Batuhan Sen - Goalkeeper (GK) - Back-up player

0

Erencan Yardimci is out of selection by coach decision

Erencan Yardimci - Attack (CF) - Back-up player

1

0

2

0

1

0

Mariano is back in the squad after missing last match and it is big boost

Mariano - Defense (RB) - Regular player

6

0

1

0

540

0

2

0

Falcao will miss and it can be big blow for team

Falcao - (CF) - Key player

3

2

1

0

1

208

0

1

0

Emre Akbaba is out of selection by coach decision

Emre Akbaba - Midfielder (AM) - Rotation player

0

High fan support expected

Falcao is out due to achilles tendon pain

Match referee: Daniele Orsato (ITA)

• Galatasaray have lost their last four fixtures against Spanish clubs, while Madrid have won four of their last five matches with Turkish opposition – including two thumping wins against Gala in the group stage of their victorious 2013/14 UEFA Champions League campaign.

• Six years ago Madrid recorded their first victory in Istanbul, on their fourth visit and in their third away game at Galatasaray – and it proved one to remember, goals from Karim Benzema (2) and Isco added to by a Cristiano Ronaldo hat-trick in a 6-1 Matchday 1 win for Carlo Ancelotti's side. Fernando Muslera and Selçuk İnan both featured for a Galatasaray side coached then, as now, by Fatih Terim; seven days after the match, Terim was replaced by Roberto Mancini.

• The teams had also met in the 2012/13 quarter-finals, Benzema scoring in a 3-0 win for Madrid in the home first leg; the Spanish side held on to progress despite a 3-2 second-leg defeat in Istanbul, but lost to Borussia Dortmund in the semi-finals.

• The clubs' other three encounters all took place in 2000/01, starting with Galatasaray's 2-1 triumph in the UEFA Super Cup in Monaco. Although Raúl González's 79th-minute penalty cancelled out a Mário Jardel (41) spot kick, Jardel's second goal on 102 minutes secured Galatasaray a second European honour three months after their UEFA Cup triumph – a first for a Turkish team.

• Galatasaray kicked off their 2018/19 UEFA Champions League group campaign with a 3-0 home success against Lokomotiv Moskva, but picked up only one more point in their next five fixtures to finish third behind Porto and Schalke. They then lost to Benfica in the UEFA Europa League round of 32 (1-2 h, 0-0 a).

• The defeat of Lokomotiv is Galatasaray's only win in their last 17 European fixtures (D6 L10).

• The win against Loko ended a run of three successive home 1-1 draws in Europe for Galatasaray, who have won only two of their last 14 continental fixtures in Istanbul, drawing six.

• Galatasaray's most recent fixtures with Spanish opponents came in the 2015/16 UEFA Champions League group stage, when they lost 2-0 both home and away to Real Madrid's local rivals Atlético, Antoine Griezmann scoring all four goals for a side who would go on to lose the final on penalties to their neighbours.

• Turkish champions in 2018/19 for a record 22nd time, Galatasaray qualified for a 16th appearance in the UEFA Champions League group stage – one more than all other Turkish teams combined.

- Every team has ups and downs, even ones as big as Real Madrid. Zidane has the knowledge and experience to overcome this difficult situation. We need to take Real Madrid out of their comfort area. We will look after the ball, and we have planned our transitions well. We need to be at our best, both as individuals and as a team - said coach Fatih Terim

Fanatik newspaper expecting this lineup (4-2-3-1): Muslera - Mariano, Luyindama, Marcao, Nagatomo - Donk, Nzonzi - Mor, Belhanda, Babel - Andone

Head coach selected 19 players to the match squad, one player will be removed before the game start (Lemina and Feghouli were included to the squad)

Real Madrid CF

Lucas Vázquez is out of selection by coach decision

Lucas Vázquez - Attack (LW) - Rotation player

4

1

4

1

3

100

0

Mariano Díaz is out of selection by coach decision

Mariano Díaz - Attack (CF) - Back-up player

0

Toni Kroos is back in the squad after missing last match and it is big boost

Toni Kroos - Midfielder (CM) - Regular player

6

1

0

540

1

0

Daniel Carvajal is back in the squad after missing last match and it is big boost

Daniel Carvajal - Defense (RB) - Regular player

7

1

0

623

0

1

0

Eden Hazard is back in the squad after missing last match and it is big boost

Eden Hazard - Attack (LW) - Key player

6

0

5

0

458

0

1

0

Luka Modric will miss and it can be big blow for team

Luka Modric - Midfielder (CM) - Key player

6

4

2

391

1

0

3

0

Both sides have drawn with Club Brugge and lost to section leaders Paris Saint-Germain, who have a four-point advantage in the standings after two rounds of fixtures.

Real Madrid won three of their four European away matches last season and have triumphed in 14 of their last 23, losing just five.

Last season was the first since 2009/2010. in which Madrid had failed to reach the semi-finals or better. This is the 13-time champions' 50th European Cup campaign, more than any other side.

Real Madrid's three-game run without a European victory is their longest sequence without a success since two draws and a defeat in October-November 2012. They last failed to win four successive matches during a five-game winless run between November 2005 and September 2006.

Real Madrid suffered their first La Liga defeat of the season at Mallorca on Saturday, going down 0:1 to lose the Spanish top flight's last unbeaten record; they had won five and drawn three of their first eight games. The defeat enabled Barcelona to leapfrog them to the top of the Liga table. That was only second defeat in 2019/2020. after loss 0:3 against PSG on Matchday 1.

- It's hard to draw any conclusions when results aren't good. There are a lot of things to improve upon. We are the first to be realistic and do something to change things. It seems hard for us to get into games and we have to avoid that happening again. The only thing in our head is to win this game against Galatasaray. That's what we want, that's what this club needs - said captain Sergio Ramos

- I've been at Real Madrid for 18 years. The same thing happened to me as a player. I know where we are and the pressure that comes with that. We want to start getting the three points as of tomorrow. I will be positive and will do my best. We've got a chance to prove ourselves and that's what we are going to try and do - said coach Zinedine Zidane