Galatasaray travel to Parken to face Copenhagen in the last week of the Champions League Group stage. With the second qualifying spot wide open, both teams will be desperate for all three points.
Copenhagen currently sit second in Group A after five games. The Danish side have one win, two draws and two losses which leaves them on five points, equal with Galatasaray but above them by virtue of goal difference.
In their last five games in all competitions, Copenhagen have just one win, one draw and three losses. Mohamed Elyounoussi opened the scoring in the first half for Copenhagen against Viborg. However, Isak Jensen and Alassana Jatta both scored in the second half to give Viborg the 2 - 1 win. Last time out in the Champions League, Copenhagen faced Bayern Munich. Neither team could find the back of the net and the game finished 0 - 0, even with Copenhagen having more shots on target.
Nicolai Poulsen and Frederik Tingager scored in the first half to give AGF a 2 - 0 lead going into halftime. Elias Achouri got Copenhagen on the scoresheet in the second half, but it wasn’t enough and despite their 24 shots, AGF beat Copenhagen 2 - 1. In the First leg of the Quarter-final of the Danish Cup, Copenhagen faced Silkeborg. Callum McCowatt and Andres Klynge gave Silkeborg the 2 - 0 lead in the fixture.
The last time out for Copenhagen was in the Second Leg of the Quarter-final. A Robin Ostrom own goal and a goal from Christian Sorensen gave Copenhagen a 2 - 0 lead and brought them level on aggregate. Though Klynge’s goal didn’t give Silkeborg the win on the day, it did give them the 3 - 2 win on aggregate.
Galatasaray sit just below Copenhagen in third. In five games, Galatasaray also have one win, two draws and two losses, leaving them on five points, equal with Copenhagen and one point above Manchester United.
In their last five games in all competitions, Galatasaray have three wins, one draw and one loss. Rigoberto Rivas opened the scoring for Hatayspor but Wilfried Zaha drew Galatasaray level before halftime. However, Didier Lamkel regained the lead for Hatayspor within ten minutes of the second half, a lead they held onto until full time. Galatasaray bounced back against Alanyaspor. Mauro Icardi and Zaha, along with a brace from Dries Merens gave Galatasaray the 4 - 0 win.
In the Champions League, Galatasaray hosted Manchester United. Alejandro Garnacho and Bruno Fernandes gave United an early 2 - 0 lead, but Hakim Ziyech got Galatasaray on the scoresheet before halftime. Scott McTominay regained the two goal lead just after halftime, but another goal from Ziyech and a goal from Muhammed Kerem Akturkoglu grabbed a 3 - 3 draw for Galatasaray. Back in the Super Lig, Galatasaray faced Pendikspor. Cedric Bakambu and Ziyech both scored in the second half to give Galatasaray the 2 - 0 win.
The most recent outing for Galatasaray was against Adana Demirspor. Sacha Boey and Akturkoglu gave Galatasaray the 2 - 0 lead, but a penalty from M’Baye Niang made it 2 - 1 at halftime. A penalty from Icardi in the 95th minute, however, gave Galatasaray the 3 - 1 win.
Copenhagen and Galatasaray have met just four times in their histories. A draw is the most common outcome in this fixture with two draws and a win each. The last time these two met was a draw earlier in the Group stage. Elyounoussi and Diogo Goncalves gave Copenhagen the lead but following a red card to Elias Jelert, Boey and Tete scored to grab a draw.
