Galatasaray take on the visitors Bayern Munich in the round 3 match of UEFA Champions League group stage. The match will be played on Tuesday, October 24th at Rams Park (Istanbul).
Galatasaray reached the bottom in 2022. The Istanbul giant finished fourteenth in the Super Lig, an incredible and unique humiliation. However, at the same time, Okan Buruk, a legendary former footballer, became the coach. He brought them a championship, a confident and early one at that. Strengthening their squad significantly in the summer, the club is now trying to defend its status as Turkey's number one. They are also doing quite well in the Champions League. They easily passed through the qualifiers, defeating Zalgiris, Olimpija (Ljubljana), and Molde. In the group stage, the lions have been displaying strong determination: they came back from a 0-2 deficit to draw at home with Copenhagen and sensationally won 3-2 at Old Trafford against Manchester United.
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Bayern are far from perfect again. The Southern Star towards the end of the previous season, after a heart-stopping decision to change their coach, managed to lose in the country's cup and the Champions League. Tuchel was on the brink of complete embarrassment, but he was somewhat spared by Borussia, who failed to win the Bundesliga title in the final round in Dortmund, allowing them to keep the silver salad bowl. After the break, the record champions suffered a crushing defeat in the RB Leipzig Super Cup and dropped points multiple times in the national championship. However, they have managed to win in the Champions League, albeit not without some adventures, defeating Manchester United at home (4-3) and Copenhagen away (2-1).
The teams crossed paths half a century ago in the European Cup in 1972. Back then, after a 1-1 draw in Istanbul, the Germans crushed the Turks 6-0 at home. The Germans will undoubtedly be the favorites. However, Galatasaray are strong, and we'll take a risk by betting on them with a +1.5 goals handicap.
Prediction for the match: Galatasaray to win with +1.5 handicap.
