The second leg match of the UEFA Cup round of 16 will take place in one of the noisiest stadiums in the world; The Ali Samiyen Stadium.
This is were Galatasaray fans say: "Welcome To Hell."
Well, The 12th man might be ready for this match but the Galatasaray team is like a nursing home.
They have a lot of players missing through injury and suspension.
In defence they will be without Servet, Emre Gungor, and Emre Asik, who is serving a suspension for Galatasaray's encounter with Hamburg.
The latest news for the Galatasaray team is that Arda, who was injured in the league match against Trabzonspor, is not likely to play in this match.
It is likely that rookie coach Bulent Korkmaz will use Mehmet Topal in midfield alongside Lincoln.
Bulent Korkmaz punished Lincoln after the sideline incident in the first match against German team by not playing him against Trabzonspor in the Turkcell Super League match last weekend.
After the match, he said he was saving Lincoln for the Hamburg match.
It is nonsense, in my opinion.
Why would you save the player that you took out of the first match?
On the other hand, the Hamburg team is not at full strength and will be without Mladen Petric, Bastian Reinhardt, Thimothée Atouba, Romeo Castelen, and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting.
Hamburg coach Martin Jol, said: "It will be hard to win in Istanbul, but it is doable."
So, Galatasaray might have the edge in this match, but don't count out Hamburg just yet.
Bulent Korkmaz said at the press conference that, although they are missing a lot of players, as long as they play like a team, they should win this match.
He said, they want to play in the final at Fenerbahce's Sukru Saracoglu Stadium.
Korkmaz went on to say "we have to show we are a total team in this match."
AHMET TURGUT
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