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Anyone who thinks that the Red Devils will have an easy game to the Bosphorus is wrong. Because in the last direct match against the English side the home team showed what they were made of. At home Galatasaray will have their fans support which will be another plus in their fight to progress in the group against Man. United. The hosts have a more than real chance of defeating the English again and almost knocking them out of the competition. Manchester United lost three of their four Champions League group games under Erik ten Hag. In his previous position at Ajax, it took until his 13th group game in the competition for ten Hag to suffer his third defeat. The bookies give almost equal chances of both sides for the final outcome. The 3-2 win of the Turks on matchday two is both a blessing and a curse. On the one hand, it strengthens their self-confidence to win the rematch. On the other hand, this also presents them with a statistically almost insurmountable task. After beating Manchester United at Old Trafford earlier this season, Galatasaray could win both home and away against a single opponent in the Champions League for only the second time in their history. Manchester United, on the other hand, have already lost two games in this Champions League season in which they were in the lead. To be precise, against Galatasaray on matchday two and against Copenhagen on matchday four. This is only the third time in their history that they have lost multiple games in a single edition of the tournament, despite being in the lead at one point. So even a win for the Red Devils on Wednesday doesn't have to mean anything.
