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Galatasaray vs Lokomotiv Moscow Prediction & Betting tips
On Tuesday, starting at 20:00, the Galatasaray – Lokomotiv game will be played from the first round of the Champions League group stage, 2018-2019.
The latest direct matches date back to the 2001-2002 season of the Champions League groups, when Galatasaray defeated 2-0 in Moscow, and Lokomotiv took revenge, winning 2-1 in Istanbul.
The group coached by Fatih Terim is back in the groups of the most important European club competition after 3 seasons. He won the title in 2017-2018, but started the season with a defeat in the Turkish Supercup, in front of Akhisar. In the championship he did much better, being the first with four wins and a defeat in the first 5 rounds.
On the other hand, the Moscow club has not been qualified for 15 years in the Champions League, with the coach Yuri Semin last time. The Russian champion, like Galatasaray, lost the Super Cup to the rival CSKA Moscow. Lokomotiv is not at all in this new season, in the domestic competition it only occupies 9th position, 9 points after the first 7 stages.
Two bands with different moods are looking forward to re-debuting in the Champions League. As a rule, Russian bands practice a fairly closed and defensive football, which can pose problems for the Turks. However, Galatasaray’s own field is a force and will try to win the 3 points played.
Probable teams:
Galatasaray: Musler – Mariano, Aziz, Calik, Nagatomo – Fernando, N’Diaye – Onyekuru, Belhanda, Rodrigues – Derdiyok
Lokomotiv Moscow: Guilherme – Ignatyev, Kverkvelia, Corluka, Rybus – Denisov, Krchowiak – Aleksey Miranchuk, Fernandes, Farfan – Smolov
Galatasaray vs Lokomotiv Moscow head to head matches
29.10.02 CL Galatasaray Lokomotiv Moscow 1 : 2
18.09.02 CL Lokomotiv Moscow Galatasaray 0 : 2