Galatasaray is playing another historic match at the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, on Tuesday, December 12. This time, the yellow-red team will fight to pass the group stage of the Champions League in the stadium where they won the UEFA Cup 23 years ago.
While Parken Stadium will host unforgettable memories for Galatasaray, this time it will be the scene of the 6th and last week match of Group A. If Galatasaray wins this match, it will have the chance to advance to the last 16 of the Champions League.
Parken, which was opened in 1992 and is the largest stadium in Denmark, draws attention with its audience capacity of 42 thousand 305 people.
THE IMPORTANCE OF PARKEN STADIUM
Galatasaray won the UEFA Cup, known as the UEFA Europa League and the second most prestigious tournament in Europe at the club level, in 2000 at the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, giving Turkey a first in football history.
The yellow-red team, which started the 1999-2000 season in the UEFA Champions League under the management of Fatih Terim, finished its group in third place and moved on to the UEFA Cup. Competing in this tournament since the third round, Galatasaray reached the final by eliminating Bologna from Italy, Borussia Dortmund from Germany, Mallorca from Spain and Leeds United from England, respectively.
Galatasaray, which faced Arsenal at Parken Stadium on May 17, 2000, won Turkey’s first cup in the history of European football by defeating its opponent as a result of the penalty shoot-out in a match where no goals were scored during normal time and extra time.
OKAN BURUK IS ON THE EDGE THIS TIME
Okan Buruk, who experienced Galatasaray’s UEFA Cup victory as a football player at Parken Stadium, will this time be on the same field as the coach of the team.
Okan Buruk, who achieved great success with Galatasaray’s yellow-red jersey, was on the field in the first 11 in the final match against Arsenal that won the cup. Buruk, who was replaced by Hakan Ünsal in the 83rd minute of that match, is now looking for another historical moment at Parken Stadium as a coach.
2023-12-10 09:07:55
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