Torreira and Ugochukwu are both suspended
Galatasaray go to Genclerbirligi on Saturday without their two holding midfielders. Torreira and Ugochukwu are both suspended for the Süper Lig week 8 game at Eryaman Stadi (4).
Referee is Resat Onur Coskunses (1).
Your team sit top on 16 points from 7 games, goal difference +5. The form line is ugly: L W L W L.
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Two defeats to shake off
Sporting CP 3–1 Galatasaray in the Champions League on September 9. Then Trabzonspor 4–0 Galatasaray in the league on September 19 (fixtures).
The Kasimpasa response was a 3–1 home win on October 9. Then Barcelona came to town on October 13 and won 4–1 (fixtures).
Sane's €12m is the talking point
Leroy Sane earns €12m a year: €9m salary, €3m loyalty bonus. The output is not matching it (3). That is the argument doing the rounds among supporters.
Metz striker on the radar
Galatasaray are reportedly watching Pape Moussa Fall, the 2.03m Senegal striker at Metz (2) (6).
Contracts running down
Süper Lig players entering the final year of their deals include names at Galatasaray and Fenerbahce (7).
Barcelona had two back
Raphinha and Frenkie de Jong returned for Barcelona after missing the Galatasaray match (8).
What comes next
Lille away in the Champions League on Wednesday, October 21 at 18:45 (fixtures). Then Fenerbahce at home on Monday, October 26 (fixtures).
Fan reactions
One thread on r/galatasaray asks the big one: Champions League semi-final, or five league titles in a row? The replies split between the European run and domestic dominance, with the Barcelona 4–1 result doing a lot of the arguing for the cautious side. Read the thread.
