Galatasaray vs Atletico Madrid, are both in a good position to progress to the knockout stages of the Champions League.
An Atletico Madrid win would see them rise into the top five. All teams will only have one game left to play in the group phase after this set of matches. A win for Galatasaray would see them secure a playoff place for the next round. A top-eight place for Atletico would help them move to the round of 16 without a playoff.
An away win for Atletico would see them push inside the top five in the group phase table with one game to go, while a win for the home side would secure their place within the playoff positions.
The teams have not met since the 2015 Champions League group stage when Atletico won both matches 2-0.
Galatasaray against Atletico Madrid will be available to watch on TNT Sports and Discovery+ in the UK. The match kicks off at 5:45 pm, and television coverage will begin at kick-off. The match can also be viewed through TNT Sports Champions League Multiview alongside Qarabag vs Eintracht Frankfurt.
Galatasaray currently sit a point ahead at the top of the Turkish Super Lig with 43 points, having won 13 and drawn four of their 18 league games.
One of those draws came in their game against Gaziantep this weekend, and they lost the recent Turkish Super Cup final to Fenerbache.
They have lost their last two Champions League matches against Monaco and USG.
Victor Osimhen is the second-highest scorer in the Champions League with six goals. Only Kylian Mbappé has scored more with 11.
Atletico Madrid have won six of their last eight matches, also drawing one game. Their only loss came against Real Madrid in the Supercopa. They currently sit fourth in La Liga, level on points with Villareal and only eight points behind Barcelona.
Atleti have won the last three Champions League games and have only lost to Arsenal and Liverpool.
Julian Alvarez has scored four goals in the Champions League in this campaign, while also providing two assists. Alvarez is also Atletico’s top scorer in the league but Alexander Sorloth has scored three goals in his last four games in all competitions.
Conor Gallagher has left Atletico Madrid to join Spurs and make a return to the Premier League. He only started four La Liga games this season, while also making three starts in the Champions League for Atletico.
Victor Osimhen returns from AFCON after Nigeria finished third in the competition. He was the second-highest scorer in the competition with four goals, while also providing two assists.
Galatasaray predicted lineup (4-2-3-1): Cakir, Sallai, Sanchez, Bardakci, Elmali, Gundogan, Lemina, Sane, Akgun, Yilmaz, Osimhen
Atletico Madrid predicted lineup (4-4-2): Oblak, Llorente, Pubill, Hancko, Ruggeri, Simeone, Barrios, Koke, Baena, Alvarez, Sørloth
“We are facing a very strong team that is in excellent form, has been working with the same manager for many years, and competes with different players each season, but with the same winning culture,” Okan Burk told Galatasaray’s official website before the game.
“We want to give our maximum and come away with a victory from this match. I have confidence in my players. We are going into a critical and very important match,” he added.
Elsewhere, Atleti boss Diego Simeone highlighted how threatening the Turkish giants’ attack can be when at their best.
“The opposition have some very good players in attack,” he told Into the Calderon.
“(Victor) Oshimen is back, they have two wingers in great form, (Ilkay) Gundogan in the middle, who we know is top class… I see a very competitive team, and we will try to take the game where we think we can hurt them.”
