Galatasaray turns its focus to the Europa League

Galatasaray, which lost 1-0 away to Copenhagen in its final group match of the UEFA Champions League, has bid farewell to the Champions League and secured a spot in the Europa League. The yellow-reds' manager, Okan Buruk, made evaluations after the match. Buruk's statements are as follows:

"First of all, I would like to start by condemning the attack that took place in Turkey yesterday. I hope it will be a turning point for the country's football. I hope steps will be taken. I wish a speedy recovery to Halil Umut Meler and the refereeing community."

"We did not want to lose. We had two options. To continue in the Champions League by winning, or to continue in the Europa League depending on the other match. The game went as we expected. At the start of the match, a lot was expected from the wingers. They were closing the center. We wanted to produce more there, but we could not create very clear chances in the first half. We produced more in the second half. We wanted to bring on Ziyech and Mertens. We conceded a goal just as the players who would bring us energy in attack came off the bench. Later, we switched to two strikers with Bakambu. Perhaps if we had found the first goal, we could have found the second. We crossed the ball a lot but could not connect with our strikers. There were clear saves and balls cleared off the line. We are sad because we could not win."

"Our goal from now on is the Europa League. A new goal awaits us. It is a new path where Galatasaray can win a trophy. Our goal from now on is to win the cup. To be able to go all the way to the final there. It was a difficult match. There were players who were not one hundred percent ready. We wanted to emerge from such a tough match with a win, but we are sad because we could not win, but the journey continues. We are in a good position in the league. We will do our best to win a trophy in Europe again. I would also like to thank our fans who came here. We are sad. We could not manage to advance from such a tough group, but we now have a new goal."

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