"We came into this match more confident"

Galatasaray's goalkeeper Uğurcan Çakır, who defeated the German team Stuttgart 2-0 in the 4th week of the UEFA Champions League, made a statement after the match.

PRAISE FOR BATRAKOV

The national goalkeeper said, "We were really good in the first half. Batrakov's great goals... We started as we wanted. We tried to implement whatever our coach taught us on the field.

We knew they were pressing forward, we wanted to hang back with my balls. Okan Hodja prepared us very well." he said.

"WE PLAY WITH OUR FANS AS ONE MORE PERSON"

Drawing attention to the struggle of his teammates and the support of the fans, Uğurcan said, "My teammates showed character. Our fans were great. We play with one more fan in the home field.

"Winning is important, not individual performance." he said.

REFEREE REACTION

Evaluating their previous matches in the Champions League, Uğurcan Çakır criticized the referee decisions regarding the away defeat against Sporting.

The national goalkeeper said, "I think we lost against Sporting away with an unfair penalty and bad referee management after Aleksey's red card. Barcelona is one of the favorites of the Champions League and one of the best teams in the world. We fought very well against this, especially in the first half." he said.

"WE STARTED THIS MATCH MORE CONFIDENT"

Stating that the wins in the Lille away game and the Fenerbahçe derby gave the team self-confidence, Uğurcan also touched upon Okan Buruk's preparation for the opponent's pressure.

Uğurcan Çakır said, "After the win against Lille and the Fenerbahçe derby, we came into this match more confident. Okan coach prepared us very well against the opponent's one-on-one pressure. I tried to throw long balls to Barış, Victor and Yunus as we practiced. Our aim was to make the opponent run and open areas under one-on-one pressure. I think we did this well. I thank my teammates and fans very much." he said.

"WE WANT TO LEAVE THIS GROUP"

Explaining his goals in the Champions League, Uğurcan Çakır concluded his words as follows:

"We made 6 points. We want to get out of this group. We want to collect more points than last year."