In the 8th week of the Trendyol Süper Lig, Galatasaray faced Gençlerbirliği away from home. With the match still tied at 0-0, the yellow-reds' manager, Okan Buruk, made three simultaneous substitutions in the 61st minute.
With Buruk's move, Rafael Leao replaced Leroy Sane, Yunus Akgün replaced Barış Alper Yılmaz, and İlkay Gündoğan came on for Gabriel Sara.
The decision to bring on İlkay Gündoğan drew particular attention due to his comments ahead of the Champions League match against Barcelona. The 35-year-old footballer had responded to the question "Are you ready?" by saying, "I'm not playing, so why would I be ready?"
The experienced player had previously been given 6 minutes of playing time by Okan Buruk in the Süper Lig match against Çorum FK this season, and 5 minutes in the Champions League match against Sporting.
News Source: 12punto
