13.10.2026 21:50
Galatasaray head coach Okan Buruk made notable remarks regarding the opponent's squad preference before the Barcelona match. Saying they did not expect Dani Olmo to play as a striker, Buruk stated that they wanted to exploit the gaps the Spanish team leaves in defense.
In the second matchday of the UEFA Champions League, Galatasaray head coach Okan Buruk, whose team hosted Barcelona at RAMS Park, made statements before the match. The experienced coach said that one choice in the opponent's starting XI had surprised them.
"WE WEREN'T EXPECTING OLMO TO PLAY AS A STRIKER"
Okan Buruk, who stated that they prepared for the match by analyzing Barcelona's strengths and weaknesses, expressed that they did not expect Dani Olmo to be deployed up front.
Buruk said, "We made our plans by calculating Barcelona's pros and cons. What we will do in attack will be very important. Barcelona is a team that concedes chances. We need to capitalize on them. We need to stay calm when we have the ball. We weren't expecting Olmo to play as a striker."
"WE MADE OUR PLANS ACCORDINGLY"
Expressing that they expected different names to feature in Barcelona's attacking line, Buruk said, "Adeyemi, Gordon or Gabriel Jesus were the options we expected. They will try to have more possession. We made our plans accordingly." The yellow-and-red coach emphasized that attacking opportunities especially needed to be capitalized on and that they needed to stay calm in the moments when they had the ball.