Galatasaray vs Juventus Preview: Team News & Prediction | 2025-26 UEFA Champions League | Knockout Playoffs
by Alex Lawes ·
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Galatasaray have been entertaining throughout this season and will fancy themselves to provide stiff opposition to an indifferent and out of form Juventus side in Istanbul.
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How to watch on TV: UK – TNT Sports / US – Not televised
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Galatasaray preview: Entertaining Gala
Galatasaray come into this one on the back of a 5-1 demolition of Eyupspor in their most recent outing at the weekend, extending their current winning streak to four matches across all competitions as they sit at the top of the Super Lig table.
The game before that four-match winning run saw them suffer a 2-0 loss to Manchester City in the final game of the league phase of the UEFA Champions League, with the Turks eventually finishing 20th in the 36-team table.
Juventus preview: Out of form Juve
Juventus, on the other hand, finished 13th and missed out on a top eight spot on the final match day with a frustrating goalless draw against Monaco at Stade Louis II, perhaps beginning an ill-timed wobble.
The Old Lady were beaten 3-2 by Internazionale in the Derby d’Italia at San Siro at the weekend, seeing them slip out of the top four and the UEFA Champions League spots and now meaning they have won just one of their last five matches in all competitions.
Galatasaray team news: Lemina suspended
Former Wolverhampton Wanderers defensive midfielder Mario Lemina is missing through suspension for this one, while key attacker Leroy Sane is still unavailable, too, until at least the end of this month.
Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Cakir; Sallai, Sanchez, Bardakci, Jakobs; Sara, Torreira; Yilmaz, Gundogan, Akgun; Osimhen
Unavailable: Lemina (Suspended), Sane (Injured)
Questionable:
Juventus team news: Thuram a doubt
Key midfielder Khephren Thuram is a major doubt for Juve this weekend, while Emil Holm is a confirmed absentee alongside striking duo Arkadiusz Milik and Dusan Vlahovic.
Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Di Gregorio; Kalulu, Bremer, Kelly, Cambiaso; Locatelli, Miretti; Conceicao, McKennie, Yildiz; David
Unavailable: Holm (Injured), Vlahovic (Injured), Milik (Injured)
Questionable: Thuram (Injured)
Galatasaray vs Juventus prediction
With their home advantage, Galatasaray, who have beaten Liverpool in Istanbul this season, will fancy themselves to get on the front foot and take the game to Juve. Juve have been better and more attacking, more efficient under Luciano Spalletti but the Bianconeri have drifted once again and so both teams scoring may well be a good bet for this one at Rams Park.
Galatasaray vs Juventus Tip: Both teams to score
