Played
February 20, 2013 2:45 PM EST
Türk Telekom Arena — Istanbul
Referee: W. Collum
Attendance: 50734
February 20, 2013 2:45 PM EST
Türk Telekom Arena — Istanbul
Referee: W. Collum
Attendance: 50734
12′
Burak Yılmaz
Champions League Preview: Galatasaray - Schalke
Both sides will be looking to assert themselves at the Turk Telekom Arena as they go in search of qualification for the last eight of the Champions League.
By Enis Koylu
| PROBABLE LINEUPS |
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GALATASARAY
 Muslera Eboue, Nounkeu, Semih, Riera Hamit, Felipe Melo, Selcuk Sneijder Drogba, Burak |
SCHALKE
 Unnerstall Hoger, Howedes, Matip, Fuchs Jones, Neustadter Farfan, Draxler, Bastos Huntelaar |
Galatasaray is set to hand Didier Drogba his first start for the club, with the Ivorian having scored on his debut after coming off the bench on Friday against Akhisar.
However, Tomas Ujfalusi and Johan Elmander will miss out due to injury, while Emmanuel Eboue could come back in at right back, with Sabri Sarioglu dropping to the bench.
Schalke, meanwhile, is expected to welcome back Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, with the Dutch striker having struggled with an eye injury in recent matches.
However, the club will be without a host of big-name players, including Kyriakos Papadopoulos, Atsuto Uchida, Ibrahim Afellay and Ciprian Marica all missing out.
| DID YOU KNOW? |
Galatasaray star Drogba scored just five minutes into his Super Lig debut on Friday. His last Champions League touch won Chelsea the competition.
- Hamit Altintop (pictured, right) started his career at Schalke, and enjoyed spells at Bayern Munich and Real Madrid before moving to Istanbul.
- Burak Yilmaz has scored six of his side's seven Champions League matches.
- Schalke has not lost a Champions League match since its semifinal tie at Old Trafford in 2010-11.
- The Veltins Arena club has won just once in 2013 - a 5-4 home triumph over Hannover on January 18.
- Michel Bastos has scored three goals in as many games for Jens Keller's side since moving there from Olympique Lyonnais in January.
Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Galatasaray 2-0 Schalke 04
- 19.18 %
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Galatasaray 2-1 Schalke 04
- 17.94 %
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Galatasaray 3-1 Schalke 04
- 13.51 %
| UEFA Champions League (UCL) | Mar 12, 2013 | Schalke 04 2 - Galatasaray 3 |
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| UEFA Champions League (UCL) | Feb 20, 2013 | Galatasaray 1 - Schalke 04 1 |
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Galatasaray
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| May 18, 2013 | Galatasaray 2 - Trabzonspor 0 | TUR1 |
| May 12, 2013 | Fenerbahçe 2 - Galatasaray 1 | TUR1 |
| May 5, 2013 | Galatasaray 4 - Sivasspor 2 | TUR1 |
| Apr 28, 2013 | Gaziantepspor 0 - Galatasaray 1 | TUR1 |
| Apr 19, 2013 | Galatasaray 3 - Sanica Boru Elazığspor 1 | TUR1 |
Schalke 04
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| May 18, 2013 | Freiburg 1 - Schalke 04 2 | GER1 |
| May 11, 2013 | Schalke 04 1 - Stuttgart 2 | GER1 |
| May 3, 2013 | Mönchengladbach 0 - Schalke 04 1 | GER1 |
| Apr 28, 2013 | Schalke 04 4 - Hamburger 1 | GER1 |
| Apr 20, 2013 | Eintracht 1 - Schalke 04 0 | GER1 |
| 25 | Néstor Muslera Micol | Goalkeeper |
| 13 | Dany Nounkeu | Defender |
| 26 | Semih Kaya | Defender |
| 55 | Sabri Sarıoğlu | Defender |
| 4 | Hamit Altintop | Midfielder |
| 8 | Selçuk İnan | Midfielder |
| 10 | Felipe Melo | Midfielder |
| 11 | Albert Riera | Midfielder |
| 14 | Wesley Sneijder | Midfielder |
| 17 | Burak Yılmaz | Striker |
| 12 | Didier Drogba | Striker |
| 67 | Eray İşcan | Goalkeeper |
| 22 | Hakan Balta | Defender |
| 27 | Emmanuel Eboue | Defender |
| 35 | Yekta Kurtuluş | Midfielder |
| 52 | Emre Çolak | Midfielder |
| 19 | Umut Bulut | Striker |
| 53 | Nordin Amrabat | Striker |
| 34 | Timo Hildebrand | Goalkeeper |
| 4 | Benedikt Höwedes | Defender |
| 32 | Joel Matip | Midfielder |
| 35 | Sead Kolasinac | Midfielder |
| 12 | Marco Höger | Midfielder |
| 13 | Jermaine Jones | Midfielder |
| 31 | Julian Draxler | Midfielder |
| 33 | Roman Neustädter | Midfielder |
| 11 | Michel Fernandes Bastos | Midfielder |
| 17 | Jefferson Agustin Farfán | Striker |
| 25 | Klaas-Jan Huntelaar | Striker |
| 1 | Ralf Fährmann | Goalkeeper |
| 21 | Christoph Metzelder | Defender |
| 23 | Christian Fuchs | Defender |
| 27 | Tranquillo Barnetta | Midfielder |
| - | Max Meyer | Midfielder |
| 19 | Chinedu Ogbuke Obasi | Striker |
| 20 | Teemu Pukki | Striker |
Results
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Match News
Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Cristiano Ronaldo Striker Real Madrid |
12 | 0 |
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Robert Lewandowski Striker Borussia Dortmund |
10 | 1 |
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Thomas Müller Striker FC Bayern München |
8 | 1 |
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Lionel Messi Striker Barcelona |
8 | 0 |
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Burak Yılmaz Striker Galatasaray |
8 | 0 |
