On Tuesday, January 21, FC Dynamo Kyi will face Galatasaray SK in Istanbul in the Europa League matchday 7 game.
The game will start at 17:30 Kyiv time (18:30 local time) at the Ali Sami Yen Spor Kompleksi.
Galatasaray
Current Europa League position – 6th (3 wins, 3 draws, goal difference – 15:11)
Galatasaray are one of five teams that haven’t suffered a single defeat in the current Europa League campaign yet.
They started with the home win against PAOK (3:1) then drew against RFS (2:2), beat Elfsborg (4:3) and Tottenham (3:2), drew against AZ (1:1) and Malmo (2:2).
As for the domestic league, Galatasaray are absolute leaders with 16 wins and 3 draws. Fenerbahce are 9 points behind.
2024/2025 Europa League statistics
Most appearances: 6 – Davinson Sanchez, Abdulkerim Bardakci, Kerem Demirbay, Berkan Kutlu, Gabriel Sara, Lucas Torreira, Dries Mertens, Yunus Akgun, Michy Batshuayi.
Most starting lineup appearances: 6 – Abdulkerim Bardakci, Dries Mertens, Lucas Torreira, Davinson Sanchez, Yunus Akgun, Gabriel Sara.
Most time played (minutes): 536 – Abdulkerim Bardakci, 529 – Gabriel Sara, 526 – Lucas Torreira, 521 – Yunus Akgun, 482 – Davinson Sanchez, 474 – Dries Mertens.
Goals: 5 – Yunus Akgun, 3 – Victor Osimhen, 2 – Mauro Icardi, 1 – Dries Mertens, Elias Jelert, Baris Yilmaz.
Assists: 5 – Dries Mertens, 2 – Kerem Demirbay, Victor Osimhen, 1 – Abdulkerim Bardakci, Davinson Sanchez, Gabriel Sara, Mauro Icardi.
Last 5 official games: 3 wins, 2 draws
January 17. Turkish league. Hatayspor – Galatasaray – 1:1
January 12. Turkish league. Istanbul Basaksehir – Galatasaray – 1:2
January 8. Turkish Cup. Galatasaray – Istanbul Basaksehir – 2:2
January 4. Turkish league. Galatasaray – Goztepe – 2:1
December 22. Turkish league. Kayserispor – Galatasaray – 1:5
Dynamo
Current Europa League position – 36th (6 defeats, goal difference – 1:15)
Dynamo are the only team if the competition without a single point. Thus the White-Blues don’t even have a theoretical chance to qualify for the play-offs.
As for the domestic league, Oleksandr Shovkovskyi’s men are doing great. They’re the UPL leaders with Oleksandria five points behind.
Last 5 official games: 2 wins, 2 draws, 1 defeat
December 16. UPL. Dynamo – Veres – 1:0
December 12. EL. Real Sociedad – Dynamo – 3:0
December 8. UPL. Dynamo – Oleksandria – 3:0
December 4. UPL. Oleksandria – Dynamo – 0:0
December 1. UPL. Kolos – Dynamo – 1:1
2024/2025 Europa League statistics
Most appearances: 6 – Brazhko, Rubchynskyi, Kabayev, Vanat, Guerrero, 5 – Bushchan, Mykhavko, Shaparenko, Popov, Bilovar.
Most starting lineup appearances: 5 – Mykhavko, Bushchan, Brazhko, Popov, Bilovar.
Most time played (minutes): 450 – Bushchan, 444 – Brazhko, 440 – Mykhavko, 431 – Bilovar, 370 – Popov, 363 – Vanat.
Goals: 1 – Kabayev.
Assists: 1 – Brazhko.
Technical data
UEFA Europa League. Matchday 7
Galatasaray – Dynamo
Tuesday, January 21 2025. Istanbul, Ali Sami Yen Spor Kompleksi. Kick-off – 18:30 local time (17:30 Kyiv time).
