Galatasaray vs Copenhagen Preview - 20/09/2023 - UEFA Champions League
Copenhagen qualified for the Champions League group stage after they got the better of Rakow Czestochowa in the qualification round. The Denmark outfit won 1-0 away from home and were held 1-1 at home, in the return leg, by the Polish side. They are obviously the favourites to finish at the bottom of Group A as they would come up against experienced sides Bayern Munich, Manchester United and Galatasaray but in football, anything is possible.
They start their UCL campaign with a trip to Turkey in mid September to face Galatasaray, who also booked their place in the group stage via qualification. The clash is expected to be tricky but because of the number of experienced players in the Turkish side's team, the Polish outfits are the underdogs.
Galatasaray have done well this season and successfully reached the group stage after eliminating Molde, a very strong Norway side. The Turkish side won 3-2 away from home in Norway and won 3-1 in Turkey last week in the return leg.
There are ideas that Okan Buruk's side can challenge for the top two spots, thanks to the array of frightening talents, including Tadic and Icardi, at his disposal. However, they must start their campaign with a win over Copenhagen at home before thinking about getting points off super Bayern Munich and Manchester United as the group stage progresses.
Match Officials for Galatasaray vs Copenhagen
Referee: Georgi Kabakov
Assistant referees: Martin Margaritov, Diyan Valkov
Fourth official: Georgi Ginchev
Video Assistant Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Dragomir Draganov
Galatasaray vs Copenhagen Prediction - 20/09/2023 - UEFA Champions League
For the Galatasaray vs Copenhagen prediction, we say Galatasaray to win 3-1 and this is why. The Turkish giants are unbeaten this season after eight matches [6W2D]. They won their last two Champions League qualification matches against a good side, Molde, hence, they will prove unplayable when they host Copenhagen, who are also a decent side. Both teams are decent in the final third, hence we aniticipate goals on end.
Furthermore, the last time Galatasaray hosted Copenhagen in the Champions League, they won 3-1. However, they would go on to lose the return leg 1-0 in Denmark.
Prediction: Galatasaray 3-1 Copenhagen
Odds:
Galatasaray win: 1.62
Draw: 4.30
Copenhagen win: 5.70
Galatasaray vs Copenhagen Head-to-Head
Galatasaray 3-1 Copenhagen
Copenhagen 1-0 Galatasaray
Predicted Starting Lineups for Bayern Munich vs Manchester United
Assuming no senior player goes out injured and remain match fit after the international break, below are their possible starting lineups.
Galatasaray: Muslera, Tasende, Bardakci, Nelsson, Boey, Torreira, Demirbay, Tete, Mertens, Akturkoglu, Icardi
Copenhagen: Grabara, Jelert, Vavro, Diks, Meling, Lerager, Falk, Claesson, Goncalves, Larsson, Elyounoussi
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