Leader Galatasaray opens the curtain of the 10th week in the Super League. The yellow-reds, who maintained their leadership and gained great morale with their derby victory against Fenerbahçe, are the guests of Konyaspor. Sitting in the leadership seat with 22 points, the yellow-reds want to consolidate their place at the top by defeating Konya. Abdülkerim Bardakcı, who is suspended for a red card in Galatasaray, cannot play in the difficult away game.
Galatasaray's starting 11 has been announced!
STAT: MEDAŞ Konya BŞB
REFEREE: Cihan Aydin
TIME: 20.00
BROADCAST: beIN Sports 1
Leader Galatasaray faces TUMOSAN Konyaspor away in the 10th week of Trendyol Super League.
GALATASARAY'S 11TH HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED!
Galatasaray: Uğurcan, Sallai, Davinson, Singo, Eren, Torreira, Sara, Yunus, Batrakov, Leao, Osimhen
THERE IS AUSTRIAN!
The VAR referee of the Konyaspor-Galatasaray match has been announced. According to the statement made by MHK, Austrian referee Alan Kijas will be on duty in the VAR chair in the difficult match.
THE LEADER ENTERED THE WEEK
Galatasaray, which had 7 wins, a draw and a defeat in the remaining 9 matches in the league, collected 22 points. The yellow-red team entered the week as the leader, 2 points ahead of their followers Amed Sportif Eylemler, 3 points ahead of Trabzonspor, 4 points ahead of Beşiktaş and 6 points ahead of Fenerbahçe.
Konyaspor, which left the first 4 matches of the season without any points and gained all 8 points in the last 5 weeks, ranked 14th.
HERE ARE THE POSSIBLE 11'S
Konyaspor: Bahadır, Andzouana, Baniya, Awaziem, Masuaku, Melih, Jevtovic, Deniz, Bardhi, Dompe, Muleka
Galatasaray: Uğurcan, Sallai, Davinson, Singo, Eren, Torreira (İlkay), Sara, Yunus, Batrakov, Leao, Osimhen
CAPTAIN ABDULKERIM IS PENALIZED
Galatasaray captain Abdülkerim Bardakcı will not be able to play against his former team. Abdülkerim, who came to the yellow-red team from Konyaspor and is one of the most important parts of the squad that won the championship for 4 consecutive seasons, will not be able to play in tonight's match due to his suspension. Abdülkerim received a red card in the riots following the derby in which they beat Fenerbahçe 2-1 in the 9th week of the league.
THREE PLAYERS ON THE LIMIT
Three players in the yellow-red team are on the yellow card penalty limit. Davinson Sanchez, Rafael Leao and Roland Sallai, who each have three yellow cards in the league this season, will be suspended if they receive a card in tonight's match and will not be able to play in the Amed Sportive Activities match in the 11th week.
WON THE LAST 3 MATCHES IN THE LEAGUE
Galatasaray had a 3-match winning streak in the Super League. The yellow-red team, which lost its last point in the league in the 6th week by losing 4-0 away to Trabzonspor, won the next 3 matches. In this process, Galatasaray defeated Kasımpaşa 3-1, Gençlerbirliği 1-0 and Fenerbahçe 2-1.
THE LOAD OF GOALS IS ON OSIMHEN
Nigerian star Victor Osimhen bore the burden of scoring goals for the yellow-red team in the Super League. Osimhen, who scored 19 times in the league, attracted attention as the team's top scorer with 8 goals in Galatasaray. The star center forward was followed by Abdülkerim Bardakcı and Gabriel Sara with two goals each. Mario Lemina, Barış Alper Yılmaz, Yunus Akgün, Deniz Gül, Lucas Torreira, Roland Sallai and Davinson Sanchez contributed one goal each.
HE IS HAVING DIFFICULTY CLOSING HIS CASTLE
Unlike the last 4 seasons under the management of Okan Buruk, the yellow-red team cannot perform as desired in defense. Galatasaray, which had no problems scoring the opponent's net in 11 of the 12 official matches it played this season, could not score only in the Trabzonspor match, which it lost 4-0 in the league. Okan Buruk's students, who had difficulty in defending their goals, could not prevent 12 goals in 6 of the 9 matches in the Super League this season. Galatasaray conceded 9 goals in 3 matches in the UEFA Champions League.
HE WILL PLAY IN 3 CRITICAL MATCHES UNTIL THE NATIONAL BREAK
The yellow-red team, which has gone through an intense fixture, will compete in 3 tough competitions until the next national break. After the last international break, Galatasaray played 3 matches in the Super League and 2 matches in the UEFA Champions League, with 4 wins and 1 defeat. Galatasaray, who beat Kasımpaşa, Gençlerbirliği and Fenerbahçe in the league, lost to Spain's Barcelona team and defeated French team Lille in Europe. Galatasaray plays its first match before the next international break against Konyaspor. Then, the yellow-reds will host German representative Stuttgart in the Champions League on Tuesday, November 3rd, and will enter the national break by hosting Amed SportiveActivities, which is competing for the leadership, on Saturday, November 7th.
