Galatasaray face Young Boys in the second leg of their Champions League tie as the two teams fight for a place in Europe’s biggest tournament.
Last Wednesday, reigning champions Switzerland and Turkey met at the Wankdorf Stadium in a chaotic and high-scoring match. The local team came away with one Victory 3-2 after Filip Ugrinic scored the penalty goal in the 86th minute.
Now, the second leg is here, and the team with the most goals in both legs will secure their place in the 2024/25 season. Champions League. The Young Boys are yet to find a win in their opening five league games, but Patrick Rahmen’s side will have the momentum going into the all-important game, while Galatasaray face pressure to score.
here it is 90 minutes guide for Galatasaray vs Young Boys on Tuesday 27 August.
Head-to-head record between Galatasaray and Young Boys
Current form (all competitions)
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Young Boys |
Galatasaray |
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Young Boys 3-2 Galatasaray – 27 August 2024 |
Young Boys 3-2 Galatasaray – 27 August 2024 |
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Printse-Nendaz 0-10 Young Boys – 17 August 2024 |
Konyaspor 1-2 Galatasaray – August. 16, 2024 |
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Yverdon 2-2 Young Boys – 10th August 2024 |
Galatasaray – Hatayspor 2-1 – August. 9, 2024 |
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Young Boys 2-2 FC Zurich – 4 August 2024 |
Galatasaray 0-5 Besiktas – 3 August 2024 |
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St. Gallen 4-0 Young Boys – 28 July 2024 |
Galatasaray 0-2 Parma – July 27, 2024 |
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country |
TV channel/live broadcast |
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united states |
Paramount+, TUDN, FuboTV |
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united kingdom |
Amazon Prime Video |
Despite Davinson Sanchez’s injury, Galatasaray’s backline will receive a boost at home with the return of Kaan Ayhan from suspension. Expect the defender to take the place of Abdulkerim Bardakci, sent off in the first leg after picking up two yellow cards.
Fernando Muslera came off at half-time after colliding with Joel Monteiro, and remains a doubt for Tuesday’s clash. If the starting goalkeeper is not fully fit, Gunay Guvenc could get a header between the posts.
Expected line-up of Galatasaray against Young Boys (4-2-3-1): thigh brace; Jelert, Nelson, Ayhan, Kohn; Torreira, Sara; Yilmaz, Mertens, Akturkoglu; icardi
Young Boys will be without the injured Facinet Conte and Saidy Janko, but Kastriot Imeri was on the bench for the first leg, apparently recovering from a left ankle ligament injury.
David von Ballmoos was forced off the pitch in just the 32nd minute against Galatasaray on Wednesday after injuring his shoulder in a collision with Mauro Icardi. Expect Marvin Keller to start in his place if the 29-year-old is ineligible for the contest.
Expected line-up for Young Boys against Galatasaray (4-4-2): Keller; Blum, Camara, Zoukrou, Hadjam; Monteiro, Niasse, Lauper, Colley; Ganvoula, Ugrinic
Despite their poor performance last Wednesday, Galatasaray are ready to bounce back in front of their home crowd. However, they have not kept a clean sheet in their last 13 matches, so the Young Boys could force a penalty shoot-out unless Okan Buruk’s side win by a margin of two goals or more.
