Galatasaray Announce Squad for Lille Clash

Galatasaray will face Ligue 1 side Lille away from home tomorrow in Matchday 3 of the 2026/27 UEFA Champions League season. Ahead of this crucial fixture at Stade Pierre-Mauroy, the Turkish club officially announced their squad list for the trip to France. The team, managed by head coach Okan Buruk, completed their preparations at the Kemerburgaz Metin Oktay Facilities.

The most notable detail in the announced squad is the absence of Portuguese star Rafael Leao. The forward, who suffered a mild-to-moderate groin strain during the Süper Lig match against Gençlerbirliği, was not included in the travel squad. Leao trained separately from the team during today's session and did not take part in the tactical work.

Another significant development is the return of Wilfried Singo after weeks of absence. The 25-year-old defender, who has recovered from injury and recently rejoined team training, has been included in the Lille squad. Singo has featured in just two Süper Lig matches this season, not playing against Çorum FK, before featuring for 24 minutes against Erzurumspor and 17 minutes against Göztepe.

Today's Galatasaray training session began with a conditioning drill during the portion open to the press, followed by passing exercises. During the closed session, the coaching staff focused on tactical preparations for the Lille match. After wrapping up their preparations, the team departed for France.

The traveling squad for the away match against Lille includes key names such as Uğurcan Çakır, Davinson Sánchez, İlkay Gündoğan, Victor Osimhen, Leroy Sané and Barış Alper Yılmaz. Also included are El Chadaille Bitshiabu, Ismail Jakobs, Roland Sallai, Gabriel Sara, Yunus Akgün, Eren Elmalı, Lesley Ugochukwu, Günay Güvenç, Deniz Gül, Jankat Yılmaz, Lucas Torreira, Abdülkerim Bardakcı, Berat Luş, Renato Nhaga, Aleksey Batrakov and Mario Lemina. The match kicks off at 19:45 Turkish time.