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On the third matchday of the Champions League group stage, there will be a duel in Group D on Wednesday evening: Galatasaray Istanbul will welcome FC Schalke 04 at the Türk Telekom stadium. After two match days, the S04 will be in point-to-point with FC Porto in first place of the group , Istanbul has three points in third place, one point behind the Royal Blues. Both teams met once – in the round of 16 of the Champions League season 2012/13 – on each other. After a 1-1 in the first leg in Istanbul Gala won the second leg in Gelsenkirchen 3-2 and thus moved into the quarter-finals. Schalke have had to play three times in the European Cup in Turkey and played three draws. The Turks have been waiting for 26 years and seven games for a home victory against German teams. During this period, there were four draws and three defeats.
Galatasaray:
In the 2017/18 season Galatasaray took the 21st league title in Turkey. In the domestic Türk Telekom Stadyumu the team of Fatih Terim remained unbeaten the entire last season. The goal difference was 46: 9. For the 15th time Gala participates in the Champions League group stage. In the last season, “Cim Bom” ran in the Europa League and failed already in the second qualifying round at Östersund. Also in this league season is the reigning champions again leaders. The advantage over the pursuers Basaksehir and Kasimpasa is only one point. Above all, Gala was able to hold its own at the top of the table, as the competition has been weak. This season Cim Bom had to accept two league games away. At home, coach Fatih Terim’s side are unbeaten with four wins and a draw. Overall, the Istanbul have been without defeat since 24 Süper Lig home games and could win 21 of them. In this Champions League season, Istanbul made it 3-0 to Lokomotiv Moscow at home.
On the second matchday followed by a 0: 1 at FC Porto. At the dress rehearsal for the CL game against Schalke, there was only a 1-1 draw against Bursaspor for Gala on Friday at home. The coach had to change with Sofiane Feghouli, Fernando and Serdar Aziz injury three times before the break. Who of the three players can come up against Schalke is still questionable. In addition, missing the injured Emre Akbaba and Onyekuru. Coach Fatih Terim is only allowed 21 instead of 25 players in his squad for violating the financial fair play for the Champions League match against Schalke. Former Bundesliga striker Eren Derdiyok is in good shape. Former Leverkusen and Hoffenheimer met for the fourth time in eight games for Gala against Bursaspor.
Schalke:
The Schalke had to accept on Saturday at home game against Werder after three competitive games in a row again a setback. The 0: 2 against Werder was already the sixth defeat in this Bundesliga season. Against Bremen, the Royal Blues tried hard, but stayed on the offensive but unthinkable. Before the break, S04 did not get a single dangerous chance. Overall, Schalke has scored only five goals this season. Also missing often the cleverness or a Aufbäumen. In the final phase, the players themselves no longer believed that they could still turn the game. In the preseason, however, S04 had often believed until the final whistle in itself and thus brought some last-minute points.
Defensively, the Royal Blues have become more stable. Previously, the miners had won within eight days against Mainz, Moscow and Dusseldorf without conceding. After two matchdays Schalke has four points in the CL Group D. A 1-1 at home to Porto at the start was followed by a 1-0 at Lok Moscow. The Schalke have all the last three away games in the European Cup win. In the last 13 international matches in foreign countries, there were only two defeats for the miners. There are also eight wins and three draws. Goalkeeper Ralf Faehrmann missed by the muscle injury in the adductor area, which he has suffered when warming up before the Bundesliga match against Werder Bremen, the CL game in Istanbul. For him, as in the league replacement keeper Alexander Nübel move into the starting lineup.
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