Galatasaray hosts PSV in the second leg of the Champions League qualification quarterfinals. The match will be played on Wednesday, July 28th at Basaksehir Fatih Terim Stadium (Istanbul)
Galatasaray is currently playing exclusively in European cups. The season in the Turkish Super League will begin for the Lions only in mid-August. So far, they are trying to strengthen the team, as several experienced players led by defender Ryan Donk left them. In July, the Yellow-Reds signed agreements with three legionnaires — defenders Patrick van Aanholt (free agent) and Sacha Boey (bought from Rennes for 1.0 million), as well as midfielder Alexandru Cicaldau (he came from Craiova for 6.5 million euros). However, all three newcomers will not appear on the pitch in the match against PSV, since they were not included in the team's official roster for the 2nd qualifying round of the Champions League.
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PSV also had no matches on the weekend after the first leg against Galatasaray. The Eindhoven-based club will start its performances in the Netherlands next month, with the Dutch Super Cup final against Ajax on 7 August and the national championship a week later. The Red and Whites are now selling their most valuable players. Forward Donyell Malen is close to moving to Borussia Dortmund. The 22-year-old player of the Netherlands national team may move to a Bundesliga club in the coming days. The amount of the transfer should be about 30 million euros.
The first leg of this confrontation took place in the Netherlands on July 21. The game at the Philips Stadion ended in a crushing victory for the home team (5-1). PSV gained such a result thanks to Eran Zahavi's hat-trick (who also made an assist) and a double by Mario Gotze. Emre Kılınç scored a consolation goal for Galatasaray. Most likely, the return game will also be productive. Despite the scanty chances of advancing to the next round, the Turks will try to make up for their failure in the first leg and score a couple of goals. PSV, which did not score in only one away game of the previous season, will have chances to punish the Lions in counterattacks. The statistics of the last away matches of the Red and Whites in the Champions League are indicative: at least three goals were recorded in four out of five games.
Prediction for the match: Over 3.0 goals scored
