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Galatasaray and Zalgiris faced each other in the second qualifying round of the Champions League. Our representative, who won the match played at RAMS Park 1-0 in the 2-2 rematch, made his name written in the next round.
Dries Mertens scored the goal that brought the tour to Galatasaray in the 31st minute. The visiting team did not experience the joy of scoring during the match. After this result, our representative became the party that made its name to the next round.
THE COMPETITOR HAS BEEN DEFINED
Galatasaray will face Slovenian team Olimpia Ljubljana in the 3rd qualifying round of the Champions League. Matches will be played on August 9-15.
If the yellow and red teams pass their Slovenian opponent, they will be promoted to the Play-Off, which is the last round before the groups. Possible opponents of Galatasaray in the Play-Offs were also determined.
HERE ARE POSSIBLE COMPETITORS
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Slovan Bratislava / Maccabi Haifa galibi.
Molde / Klaksvik galibi.
Rakow / Aris Limassol galubi.
Antwerp
AWESOME GOAL FROM MERTENS!
Galatasaray, which started the match under pressure, found positions in the first part of the match, but could not find the goal. In the 31st minute, Kerem cut the ball into the penalty arc with the corner kick he used from the right. Mertens, who was on the spot, had a great hit on his arrival and sent the ball into the net.
LEFT HAGI BEHIND HISTORY
Dries Mertens went into the history of Galatasaray with this great goal he sent to Zalgiris nets. Mertens (36 years, 88 days) surpassing Gheorghe Hagi (36 years 32 days vs Milan) became the oldest foreign player to score in European cups with Galatasaray shirt.
41 THOUSAND FANS WATCHED
Yellow-red fans, who did not leave their teams alone in the first home match of this season, filled the stands in the struggle for Zalgiris. A total of 41 thousand 505 fans watched the match played at RAMS Park.
ZAHA AND KEREM DEMİRBAY AT THE TRIBUNE, ICARDI LOCAL
Wilfried Zaha and Kerem Demirbay, the new transfers of Galatasaray, followed the match in the stands. Torreira, who survived his injury but was not on the UEFA list, also watched the match in the stands. Mauro Icardi, the star forward of the Yellow-Reds, followed the match in the box.
BAKAMBU SÜRE ALDI
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Galatasaray’s new transfer Cedric Bakambu entered the game in the 78th minute and played his first official game with his new team.
OKAN BURUK HAS A FIRST
Galatasaray Coach Okan Buruk experienced a first. Buruk, who competed in European cups for the first time this season as a coach at the beginning of Galatasaray, won his first victory in Europe with the Zalgiris match.
Okan Buruk’s students drew 2-2 with Zalgiris Vilnius in the first match of the UEFA Champions League 2nd Qualification Round.
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UĞUR MELEKE: A PUSKAS CANDIDATE FROM MERTENS
Hürriyet Newspaper Sports columnist UĞUR MELEKE wrote an article after Galatasaray’s victory in Zalgiris. Here is Meleke’s post today:
It reminded me of Hamit and Stoch’s goals.
You remember David Beckham’s assist to Roberto Carlos from the corner. Or Hamit Altıntop’s goals against Kazakhstan in 2010 and Miroslav Stoch’s goals against Gençlerbirliği in 2012…
There was such a beautiful moment in Seyrantepe yesterday in the thirtieth minute. Kerem sent the right wing corner to Mertens outside the penalty area. The Belgian virtuoso shook the net with a magnificent volley. Considering that Mertens was able to play that volley in a very difficult position by moving behind him, I guess he could be nominated for the FIFA Puskas Award already.
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THEY CLOSED WITH 9 PEOPLE
Of course, that goal in the 30th minute required great individual talent, but we can easily say that Galatasaray overwhelmed their opponents between 15 and 30. Vilnius team closed the game with 9 players and started with the hope of running Oyewusi in the attacks that only Galatasaray could not complete.
They didn’t give much in the first 15 minutes, but at the end of the quarter hour, our representative increased the pressure. At 17, he felt the castle once with Kerem. Then Angelino put Abdulkerim in position with a nice cross. Meanwhile, Oliveira had created two shots, one with a long shot and one with the head. And between 15 and 30, Galatasaray sent 5 shots to the Zalgiris castle and won 5 corners. That great goal came as a result of that pressure, those shots, those corner shots.
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THE GAME DID NOT CHANGE THE UNDERSTANDING
Galatasaray did not give up its dominant game understanding in the remaining hour, played with the ball almost 70%+, finished the match with 17 shots and 9 corners statistics. Perhaps the only thing missing was the imbalance between the number of positions and the signage.
Halil started the match in the number 9 position, but I have stated my opinion about the national football player before in this column: Halil has difficulties when he plays a single striker. In the second striker role, he can show himself more in connection.
The fact that Barış is at the far end makes sense when he can find space. However, even when Zalgiris was defeated, the second goal could not be found when he did not bring his defense forward. In addition to Mertens, who created the poster for the match in Galatasaray, we can name Boey, Abdülkerim, Kerem and Yunus among the good ones with their performances yesterday.
2023-08-03 04:55:00
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