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Lucas Torreira sends Champions League message after Galatasaray win

From Hürriyet · () Turkish

Translated from Turkish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

News Named sources Outcome reported
  • Galatasaray beat Başakşehir 3-2 in the fourth week of the Turkish Super Lig and maintained first place.
  • The players said the team was finding its rhythm and wanted to perform better than last season in the Champions League.
  • Torreira said Sporting Lisbon would provide a difficult test at a different level of competition.

Galatasaray held on to first place in the Turkish Super Lig with a 3-2 win over Başakşehir, then turned its attention to the Champions League.

We are gradually finding our rhythm. Now the Champions League is starting, and we want to come away from those matches with wins.

· Uğurcan ÇakırGalatasaray’s goalkeeper spoke after the victory over Başakşehir.

Goalkeeper Uğurcan Çakır called the match difficult and said Başakşehir were a strong team, particularly at home. “We are gradually finding our rhythm,” he said, adding that Galatasaray wanted to leave its Champions League matches with victories and deliver a performance worthy of the club.

Gabriel Sara said Galatasaray had stayed calm while waiting for its opponents’ mistakes. The departures of Osimhen and Lemina made the match harder, he said, but the team later remembered its strength and managed to win. Sara also said he was working to score more goals and provide more assists, while praising Torreira’s goal and assist.

It was a very difficult match. They were a calm team, waiting for our mistakes and taking advantage of them.

· Gabriel SaraSara described Başakşehir’s approach during the match.

Torreira said Galatasaray had earned the victory through hard work and noted that Başakşehir had challenged the club for five years. He said the team would rest before preparing for its Champions League match and wanted to improve on last season’s performance.

We want to improve on last season.

· Lucas TorreiraTorreira outlined Galatasaray’s ambition for its Champions League campaign.

“Sporting Lisbon are an experienced team in the Champions League,” Torreira said. “It is a different level, and a difficult match awaits us.”

Sporting Lisbon are an experienced team in the Champions League. It is a different level, and a difficult match awaits us.

· Lucas TorreiraTorreira discussed Galatasaray’s upcoming Champions League opponent.
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Originally published by Hürriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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