Galatasaray host Stuttgart in the fourth matchday of the Champions League league phase, starting at 20:45 Turkey time on Tuesday, 3 November 2026. Coach Okan Buruk said his squad is complete and in good form, and that a win would lift the team to 6 points.
Galatasaray host Stuttgart in the Champions League. The match is part of the fourth matchday of the league phase and starts at 20:45 Turkey time on Tuesday, 3 November 2026. It opens the fourth matchweek of the 2026-27 competition. Galatasaray have not won a home Champions League match against a German team, so beating Stuttgart would be their first.
In Turkey, the match is broadcast live and unencrypted on TRT 1. It can also be watched via TRT's digital platform tabii.
Coach Okan Buruk spoke at a press conference before the match. He said Galatasaray have a full squad and are in good form, physically and mentally. He added that the team is better prepared than it was for the Barcelona match, when players were returning from injury. Buruk noted that Galatasaray won 4-2 away at Lille and would reach 6 points with a win over Stuttgart.
Buruk said Stuttgart's right-back Vagnoman and Stiller are absent. He regards Stiller's absence as an advantage for Galatasaray. He said Stuttgart started the season with a back three, switched to a back four and returned to a back three. According to Buruk, they lost five league matches before winning the last one to reach 9 points, and they have 7 points in the Champions League.
The press conference also covered Metin Öztürk and Abdullah Kavukcu, who resigned from their posts. Buruk said he and the players are focused on the match, and that the decision on the resignations rests with the club president.
