{"id":473160,"date":"2026-02-17T04:32:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T04:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/473160\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T04:32:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T04:32:09","slug":"galatasaray-vs-juventus-preview-predictions-and-lineups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/473160\/","title":{"rendered":"Galatasaray vs. Juventus: Preview, Predictions and Lineups"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Champions League<\/a> knockout playoffs begin in Istanbul on Tuesday evening, as Galatasaray welcome Juventus to RAMS Park. <\/p>\n

These two are facing off for the first time since 2013, when ex-Inter star Wesley Sneijder sunk the Bianconeri with an 85th-minute winner that sent Gala through to the round of 16 at the expense of Antonio Conte\u2019s side. <\/p>\n

Juve have since reached the final twice without success, but they\u2019ve struggled to assert themselves on Europe\u2019s biggest stage this decade. The Turkish giants, meanwhile, haven\u2019t reached the Champions League round of 16 since 2013\u201314. <\/p>\n

However, they\u2019ve spent big and have built a squad capable of competing with the continent\u2019s aristocracy. Galatasaray\u2019s ten-point haul in the league phase meant they avoided elimination, but they failed to win any of their final four games. In contast, Juve won three of their final five outings to finish 13th and have the benefit of hosting the second leg of this playoff tie. <\/p>\n

They\u2019ve generally been an enthralling watch under Luciano Spalletti, but they enter Tuesday\u2019s bout off the back of a cruel and crushing 3\u20132 defeat to Inter<\/a> in the Derby d\u2019Italia. <\/p>\n

What Time Does Galatasaray vs. Juventus Kick-Off?Location: Istanbul, T\u00fcrkiyeStadium: RAMS ParkDate: Tuesday, Feb. 17Kick-off Time: 5:45 p.m. GMT \/ 12:45 p.m. ET \/ 9:45 a.m. PTReferee: Danny Makkelie (NED)VAR: Bastian Dankert (GER)Galatasaray vs. Juventus Head-to-Head Record (Last Five Games)Galatasaray: 2 winsJuventus: 1 winDraws: 2Last meeting: Galatasaray 1\u20130 Juventus (Dec. 11, 2013)\u2014Champions LeagueCurrent Form (All Competitions, Last Five Games)<\/p>\n

Galatasaray (WWWWL)<\/p>\n

Juventus (LDLWD)<\/p>\n

Galatasaray 5\u20131 Ey\u00fcpspor<\/p>\n

Inter 3\u20132 Juventus<\/p>\n

Rizespor 0\u20133 Galatasaray<\/p>\n

Juventus 2\u20132 Lazio<\/p>\n

Galatasaray 3\u20131 Istanbulspor<\/p>\n

Atalanta 3\u20130 Juventus<\/p>\n

Galatasaray 4\u20130 Kayserispor<\/p>\n

Parma 1\u20134 Juventus<\/p>\n

Man City 2\u20130 Galatasaray<\/p>\n

Monaco 0\u20130 Juventus<\/p>\n

How to Watch Galatasaray vs. Juventus on TV<\/p>\n

Country<\/p>\n

TV Channel\/Live Stream<\/p>\n

United Kingdom<\/p>\n

TNT Sports 1, discovery+, discovery+ App, tabii<\/p>\n

United States<\/p>\n

Paramount+, TUDN USA, UniM\u00e1s, TUDN.com, Univision NOW, TUDN App<\/p>\n

Canada<\/p>\n

DAZN Canada, fuboTV Canada<\/p>\n

Mexico<\/p>\n

TNT Sports, Max Mexico, TNT Go, tabii<\/p>\n

MORE: Full list of Champions League broadcasters around the world<\/a>Galatasaray Team News\"Metehan<\/p>\n

Metehan Baltaci received a nine-month suspension last November. | Ulrik Pedersen\/NurPhoto\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Galatasaray will feel as if they need to win on home soil to advance from this tie, so Okan Buruk could retain his in-form strike partnership of Victor Osimhen and Mauro Icardi as opposed to playing an extra man in midfield.<\/p>\n

New signings Noa Lang, Y\u00e1ser Asprilla and Sacha Boey have been added to Buruk\u2019s squad for the knockout rounds, but there was no room for Renato Nhaga and Can Armando G\u00fcner. <\/p>\n

The hosts have a pretty clean bill of health, although goalkeeper Enes Emre B\u00fcy\u00fck is missing with a shoulder injury. Metehan Baltaci received a nine-month suspension back in November for his involvement in a betting scandal that clouded over Turkish football. <\/p>\n

Mario Lemina is also suspended, but he\u2019ll only serve a one-game ban for yellow card accumulation.<\/p>\n

Galatasaray Predicted Lineup vs. Juventus\"Galatasaray\"<\/p>\n

Galatasaray\u2019s starting XI has plenty of familiar faces. | FotMo<\/p>\n

Galatasaray predicted lineup vs. Juventus (4-4-2): \u00c7akir; Boey, S\u00e1nchez, Bardak\u00e7i, Elmali; Akg\u00fcn, Torreira, G\u00fcndo\u011fan, Lang; Icardi, Osimhen.<\/p>\n

Juventus Team News\"Pierre<\/p>\n

Pierre Kalulu was erroneously sent off at the weekend. | Marco Canoniero\/LightRocket\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Pierre Kalulu was harshly sent off in Saturday\u2019s Derby d\u2019Italia defeat, but domestic suspensions don\u2019t carry over into the Champions League, so the Frenchman will be available for selection on Tuesday night. <\/p>\n

Khephren Thuram was a notable absence against Inter, but the French midfielder, who\u2019s shone under Spalletti, could be back in action at RAMS Park. Thuram missed Saturday\u2019s game with a bone bruise. <\/p>\n

Thus, Juve may only be without stricken strikers Du\u0161an Vlahovic and Arkadiusz Milik. Summer arrival Jonathan David has found his feet as the Bianconeri\u2019s leading man after a slow start to the season. <\/p>\n

Kenan Y\u0131ld\u0131z returns to his homeland, and will start off the left for the away side.<\/p>\n

Juventus Predicted Lineup vs. Galatasaray\"Juventus\"<\/p>\n

Spalletti may limit the changes from Saturday\u2019s defeat. | FotMo<\/p>\n

Juventus predicted lineup vs. Galatasaray (4-2-3-1): Di Gregorio; Kalulu, Bremer, Kelly, Cambiaso; Locatelli, Miretti; Zhegrova, McKennie, Y\u0131ld\u0131z; David.<\/p>\n

Galatasaray vs. Juventus Score Prediction<\/p>\n

Juve haven\u2019t enjoyed their previous visits to Istanbul, but it was 13 years ago when they last made the trip. Team can suffer in the face of a raucous home atmosphere, although the extent of the hostility is perhaps overrated.<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, Spalletti\u2019s side, given what Saturday took out of them, will merely be hoping to survive on Tuesday night. This could be a fraught encounter, and Gala will be desperate to take an advantage with them to Turin. <\/p>\n

We shouldn\u2019t expect the best of the visitors in T\u00fcrkiye, but Spalletti\u2019s side will find a way to earn a result.<\/p>\n

Prediction: Galatasaray 1\u20131 JuventusREAD THE LATEST CHAMPIONS LEAGUE NEWS, PREVIEWS AND PLAYER RATINGS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Champions League knockout playoffs begin in Istanbul on Tuesday evening, as Galatasaray welcome Juventus to RAMS Park.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":473161,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[403,99],"class_list":["post-473160","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-soccer","tag-soccer","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/473160","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=473160"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/473160\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/473161"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=473160"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=473160"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=473160"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}