Dey talk say, Istanbul don abeg! Galatasaray dey prepare to face Union SG for UEFA Champions League wey go happen for Rams Park on November 25, 2025, 5:45 PM GMT. If dem fit win dis match, dem go enter top eight of the standings. Right now, dem dey ninth with nine points, no be small thing o! Plenti expectations dey ride on dis match, and Cimbom dey waka with plenty confidence.
Since dem take heavy beat from Eintracht Frankfurt for their first match (5-1, chai!), Galatasaray don gather wins like palm wine after festive season. Dem don collect three points against Liverpool (1-0), Bodo/Glimt (3-1), and Ajax (3-0). Na so dem dey set to make history as dem never win four consecutive matches for Champions League before. E go sweet if dem fit make am!
Last weekend, dem show sey dem still dey on top as dem beat Genclerbirligi 3-2 for their league match. Dem dey play like dem no get wahala! By fire by force, dem dey push to extend their unbeaten streak for Rams Park wey don last since August 2024 (24 wins, 9 draws). No wonder dem dey call Rams Park fortress! But here dem go face Union SG, wey no be small challenge o.
Union SG no dey slack too. Dem start Champions League well, get win against PSV (3-1), before dem waka enter serious wahala with heavy losses from Newcastle (4-0), Inter Milan (4-0), and Atletico Madrid (3-1). But as e be, dem get one dey wey dem fit use as morale booster – dem don only lose once in their last six games in all competitions (4W, 1D), which mean sey dem fit still give Cimbom faya.
For dis encounter, Galatasaray dey fear injuries wey don scatter their plans. Wilfried Singo, Mario Lemina, and Yusuf Demir don join Oyinbo injury list wey include Osimhen (hamstring) and Akgun (groin). No be better news o! Two players don collect suspension for betting wahala wey dey happen for Turkish football, so dem go miss dis match too. Just dey hope sey dem fit manage all dis to win dia next Champions League game.
For the Union side, dem dey deal with their own injury matter. Fedde Leysen don join dem after e no fit continue for dem last match against Cercle Brugge. But one player wey fit shine for dem na Rodriguez, wey don score three goals for four appearances. Him go need to show wetin him fit do for this crucial match.
Cimbom go likely line up like dis: Cakir; Unyay, Bardakci, Sanchez, Karatas; Torreira, Gundogan; Sane, Sara, Sallai; Yilmaz. And Union SG go probably come out like dis: Scherpen; Mac Allister, Burgess, Leysen; Patris, Schoofs, Zorgane, Khalaily; Rodriguez; Akinpelu, van de Perre.
So, wetin we dey expect? Galatasaray dey come strong but Union SG fit surprise dem if dem no take care. We go see which team go smile at the end of the day, but if dem fit follow dat their current form, e no go too shocking if Cimbom collect another three points for their Champions League journey!
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