Quote from: SquallLeonhart on Today at 10:20:24 PM

Quote from: Pandu Geddon on January 01, 2025, 03:01:12 PM

Galatasaray must win the match against Dynamo Kyiv, 3 points will give them something more comfortable in the standings to be able to qualify directly to the next round.
Especially considering Galatasaray's next opponent is Ajax, although I'm sure Galatasaray will be favored. But it won't be easy enough for them to conquer Ajax who will play at home.
Galatasaray has a very big chance of qualifying, but Ajax will also fight for them to qualify, so they won't be easy to beat. The match will be exciting.

Next round of Europa League is going to start from 21st January with Galatasaray will host Dynamo Kyiv at Rams Park current states clearly saying we will be having easy win for Galatasaray because currently they are sixth in league table and Dynamo Kyiv is 36th without any win and score only one goal from their 6 games and conceded 15 goals while we have Galatasaray without any lost they have three wins and three draws this equation clearly giving good advantage to Galatasaray for win.

But, we have them in challenging position while they will visit Ajax for the last game of their group stage which will be played at Amsterdam as Ajax which is having problematic end before break now looking for fightback into their next two games, so things could be tense for Galatasaray as well.

I know there is this belief that you should never say never, but in this case nothing speaks for Dynamo Kyiv to win their first points. I think the biggest problem is that Dynamo Kyiv is already playing for nothing. Even if they were to win the last two games, it doesn't change anything about the fact that they have been eliminated by now. 6 points doesn't help them to make it into the playoff games and now the question is whether they still want to give their best to leave a positive impression and play for their fans or whether they will use these games to give other players a chance to gather some experience in the Europa League.

I would understand if they used those games to give everyone a chance as there is nothing to play for for them. Galatasaray will play it hard as they want those three points to make sure they don't drop into the playoff zone. A win against Dynamo Kyiv would surely qualify them for the round of 16 immediately and I thik that is their first priority. Hence, I think it is going to be a win for Galatasaray.