Galatasaray vs Lazio: Galatasaray open their UEFA Europa League campaign in Group E with a home match against Lazio on Thursday in Turkey.
Match Details:
Teams: Galatasaray vs Lazio
Venue: Turk Telekom Stadyumu, Istanbul, Turkey
Date: Thursday 16th September, 2021
Time: 10:15 PM IST
Live Link: https://www.sonyliv.com/
⚪️ 𝙈𝘼𝙏𝘾𝙃𝘿𝘼𝙔 🔵
🏆 Il nostro cammino in @EuropaLeague inizia ad Istanbul! #CMonEagles 🦅#UEL pic.twitter.com/mk9hA9MSye— S.S.Lazio (@OfficialSSLazio) September 16, 2021
Preview
Galatasaray and Lazio qualified for the Europa League after beating Randers FC in their qualification playoff match and achieving a 6th position in the Serie A last season.
The Turkish side has begun their Super Lig decently this season with 2 wins and 2 draws from their 4 matches with 8 points on the board.
They played out a 2-2 draw against Trabzonspor in their previous match on the weekend where Kilinc’s brace was cancelled out by Cornelius and Nwakaeme.
🦁 We are ready for Lazio game tomorrow ✅ #GSvLazio #UEL pic.twitter.com/4ryC4PImhv
— Galatasaray EN (@Galatasaray) September 15, 2021
On the other hand, Lazio were beaten 2-0 by Milan on Sunday with Leao and Ibrahimovic scored on either side of the half.
After 3 matches, Lazio is placed 7th in the Serie A with 6 points. This was their 1st loss of the season under new manager, Maurizio Sarri.
Sarri hopes to see his side bounce back from the weekend defeat and begin their European sojourn on a high.
These two sides met last in the Europa League Round of 32 stage in 2016 where Lazio won the match 3-1 and the tie 4-2 on aggregate as well.
Form Guide
Galatasaray: DWWDD
Lazio: WDWWL
FT | Trabzonspor 2-2 Galatasaray#TSvGS pic.twitter.com/mmcYTsWAPq
— Galatasaray EN (@Galatasaray) September 12, 2021
Last Matches of both teams:
Trabzonspor 2-2 Galatasaray
Milan 2-0 Lazio
🎙 Mister #Sarri ha presentato in conferenza stampa #GalatasarayLazio: “Europa League bellissima, regala grandi emozioni”
➡️ https://t.co/s1sbyGKDpf pic.twitter.com/tOBmXbIR0d
— S.S.Lazio (@OfficialSSLazio) September 15, 2021
Where to watch the live stream and broadcast of Galatasaray vs Lazio in India?
The match is live streamed on the Sony LIV App or Jio TV while the broadcast is available on the Sony Sports Network.
Team News
Turan, Yilmaz, Kilinc, Assuncao, Elabdellaoui, Boey and Feghouli miss this one for the hosts due to injury while Adekanye is the sole absentee for Lazio due to a meniscus injury.
Galatasaray possible 11:
Muslera, Yedlin, Nelsson, Marcao, Van Aanholt, Kutlu, Babel, Cicaldau, Morutan, Akturkoglu and Dervisoglu
Lazio possible 11:
Reina, Lazzari, Felipe, Acerbi, Hysaj, Milinkovic-Savic, Basic, Alberto, Pedro, Immobile and Anderson
Prediction: Galatasaray 0-2 Lazio
Lazio have begun their season in a more positive manner as against Galatasaray; who have been inconsistent.
With fresh ideas and a better squad in terms of quality, we expect the Italian side to win this one comfortably and start off with a win.
Players to watch out for: Van Aanholt, Akturkoglu, Pedro and Immobile.
