Only one change in Okan Buruk's squad

Galatasaray manager Okan Buruk made only one change to his starting 11 against Çaykur Rizespor compared to the last match against Kayserispor.

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Galatasaray is hosting Çaykur Rizespor in the 4th week of the Trendyol Super Lig. Galatasaray manager Okan Buruk started the match with only one change from the starting 11 of the previous Kayserispor game. Lemina replaced Ismail Jakobs, who started in the 11 against Kayserispor.

Galatasaray's starting 11:

The Lions started the match with: Günay Güvenç, Roland Sallai, Davinson Sanchez, Abdülkerim Bardakcı, Eren Elmalı, Lucas Torreira, Mario Lemina, Yunus Akgün, Gabriel Sara, Leroy Sane, and Victor Osimhen.

Jankat Yılmaz, Metehan Baltacı, Ismail Jakobs, Mauro Icardi, Berkan Kutlu, Ahmed Kutucu, Nicolo Zaniolo, Kaan Ayhan, Wilfried Singo, and Arda Ünyay waited on the bench.

Wilfried Singo in the squad

Ivorian footballer Wilfried Singo, whom the yellow-reds transferred from the French club Monaco, was included in the squad for the first time. The 24-year-old player started the match on the bench.

Barış Alper Yılmaz not in the squad

Barış Alper Yılmaz, who scored 3 goals in the first 2 weeks of this season in a Galatasaray jersey, was not included in the squad for the Çaykur Rizespor match, just as he was not for the Kayserispor match. The 25-year-old footballer had received a transfer offer from the Saudi Arabian club Neom and had subsequently not attended training sessions with the yellow-red team.

Excitement for the 4000th goal in the Super Lig

Having recorded 3,999 goals in Super Lig history, Galatasaray will reach 4,000 goals if they score 1 goal in the Çaykur Rizespor match.

August 30 Victory Day celebrated

Turkish flags were placed on the stands at RAMS Park for the August 30 Victory Day. Fans waved the flags before the match, fully experiencing the enthusiasm of Victory Day. The yellow-red players also came out for warm-ups in shirts special to August 30.

Special jersey for Kaan Ayhan's 100th match

Kaan Ayhan, who has surpassed 100 matches in the yellow-red jersey, was presented with a jersey with the number 100 on it. Galatasaray Second President Metin Öztürk presented the jersey to Ayhan.

The Galatasaray Women's Judo Team and the Galatasaray Men's Judo Team were presented with plaques for their achievements. The plaques for the judo teams were presented by Galatasaray Second President Metin Öztürk.

Galatasaray fans unfurled banners in support of Palestine. The banners opened in the stand behind the goal, where the fan group UltrAslan is located, featured the phrases "Open Rafah" and "Freepalestine." As the teams came out for the ceremony, a "Gaza, we are coming" banner was also unfurled in the south stand.