5 changes from Okan Buruk

Galatasaray’s head coach Okan Buruk started with changes in the starting eleven against Adana Demirspor after the last match against Young Boys.

In the 4th week of the Trendyol Super League, Galatasaray is facing Adana Demirspor away. Cimbom’s coach Okan Buruk began the match with 4 changes from the last game against Young Boys. Derrick Köhn, who was loaned to Werder Bremen, and Gabriel Sara, who was on special leave due to his wife’s childbirth, were among those absent from the starting eleven, along with Victor Nelsson, Hakim Ziyech, and Michy Batshuayi. Buruk replaced these players with Metehan Baltacı, Abdülkerim Bardakcı, Elias Jelert, Kerem Demirbay, and Dries Mertens.

The yellow-reds started the match with Fernando Muslera, Kaan Ayhan, Metehan Baltacı, Abdülkerim Bardakcı, Elias Jelert, Lucas Torreira, Kerem Demirbay, Barış Alper Yılmaz, Dries Mertens, Kerem Aktürkoğlu, and Mauro Icardi in the starting eleven. On the bench were Günay Güvenç, Victor Nelsson, Ali Turap Bülbül, Eyüp Aydın, Berkan Kutlu, Hakim Ziyech, Efe Akman, Yunus Akgün, Yusuf Demir, and Michy Batshuayi.

Metehan Baltacı in the starting eleven for the first time

Galatasaray’s young player Metehan Baltacı started a match in the starting eleven for the first time this season. The 21-year-old defender, who spent last season on loan at Eyüpspor, had not played in any official match this season. He got his chance in the match against Adana Demirspor, replacing Danish center-back Victor Nelsson.

Left back Elias Jelert

After Galatasaray loaned their German left-back Derrick Köhn to Bundesliga team Werder Bremen, there was curiosity about who would play as left-back. Okan Buruk chose Danish player Jelert for this position. The 21-year-old player played as a left back in the match where he started for the second time in the Galatasaray jersey. Previously, he had started in the match against Young Boys played in Switzerland, making his first starting appearance in the Super League.

Dries Mertens back in the starting eleven

In the match against Young Boys, Okan Buruk had used Michy Batshuayi and Mauro Icardi together in a double forward setup, but he returned to his old formation for this match. Belgian striker Batshuayi was replaced by another Belgian, Mertens, who found his place back in the starting eleven.