Galatasaray vs Real Madrid – UEFA Champions League 2019/20 Preview

Real Madrid will take on Galatasaray on Tuesday in 2019/20 UEFA Champions League as the tournament moves ahead. Los Blancos go into this game as the favourites.

Kick-off : 10:00 PM (Local)

Venue : Turk Telekom Arena, Istanbul

Real Madrid are having a torrid run in this year’s UCL after two below par performances. They lost to PSG before drawing at home to Club Brugge.

In quest for their first win of the campaign they travel to Turkey to take on Galatasaray. It should be another tricky game.

At the moment Los Blancos are last in the group after two matches with just a point to their name. The goal difference is also -3.

Three points are a must for Zidane to be in the hunt in the group. Another disappointing performance should be disastrous for the team. So they will come strong in this one.

A good defensive game accompanied by some prowess in the final third should be enough for a struggling Real Madrid side.

On the other hand, Galatasaray themselves have not had a comfortable start themselves and are yet to win a game in the group.

The Turkish club is above Real Madrid only on goal difference. So playing Real Madrid who are not in form should be a beneficial thing for them.

All said they will still have to perform out their. They will get the points if they stop Real Madrid from scoring and being stubborn defensively is required. They might hit on counter. Good luck to them.

Team news and possible line-ups

Mario Lemina will not be available for Galatasaray for the Real Madrid game as due to injury.

As for Los Blancos, Luka Modric and Gareth Bale will both be unavailable as due to injuries.

Galatasaray XI : Muslera, Marcao, Luyindama, Donk, Nagatomo, Seri, N’Zonzi, Mariano, Babel, Andone, Belhanda.

Real Madrid XI : Courtois, Carvajal, Varane, Ramos, Mendy, Kroos, Casemiro, Valverde, Vinicius, Benzema, Hazard.

Prediction

It’s an important game for both teams but I expect Real Madrid to come out on top in Istanbul with a 2-1 win.