Okan Buruk: 'We could have been at a very different point right now'
In the Champions League Group A match, our representative Galatasaray left the pitch with a 2-1 defeat against German giants Bayern Munich. Experienced manager Okan Buruk made important statements after the match. Buruk said, 'We could have been at a very different point right now.'
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Galatasaray manager Okan Buruk made statements following the Bayern Munich match.
Here are Okan Buruk's statements...
"I don't want to attribute our situation directly to the referee here. I congratulate my players; we played the game we could play against Bayern Munich. There is a yellow card that wasn't shown to Davies in the second half. If they had been reduced to 10 men, it could have been different. There was a stamp on Barış's foot before the first goal we conceded.
Compared to the first match, we gave our opponent more chances. We played against a mechanized team. I congratulate my players. Our goal is to advance from the group. If we had taken 1 point here, it could have been good for us. We reacted in the final minutes, but we couldn't turn the match around.
Icardi's muscle tightened, and he had to come off because he didn't feel comfortable. Angelino had to come off because he was tired. We are being careful with the process regarding Hakim. We don't have any very serious injuries right now.
We could have been at a very different point right now. If we had capitalized on the positions we created, I could be talking about us having already advanced from the group right now. However, we are at a good point in terms of our game. I think we are doing well both in the league and in Europe. Our goal from now on is to win our remaining two matches.
Our fans gave us wonderful support today. We would have liked to thank them by taking points here, but it didn't happen. There were moments when they made us feel as if we were in Istanbul."