* galatasaray boss rijkaard came up against atlético ten times in the spanish liga during his spell as fc barcelona coach. his record against the rojiblancos was w3 d3 l4 (w1 d2 l2 in madrid).
* rijkaard also faced atlético as a player in 1987/88, with his real zaragoza side losing 2-0 at la romareda.
* rijkaard and atlético coach quique flores met six times when the latter was in charge of getafe cf (2004/05) and valencia cf (2005/06 and 2006/07). each coach recorded two wins, with the other two games drawn.
* leo franco has been first-choice goalkeeper at galatasaray since joining the club from atlético in the summer. the argentinian custodian spent five years at the vicente calderón following spells with mérida cf and rcd mallorca.
* galatasaray striker milan baroš and atlético defender tomáš ujfaluši are long-standing colleagues with the czech republic national team, having both earned 78 caps for their country.
* ujfaluši was in the czech team eliminated from uefa euro 2008 by turkey after surrendering a two-goal lead in a 3-2 defeat in geneva. galatasaray midfielder arda turan scored the first turkey goal in a match that also featured his club-mates servet çetin, hakan balta and mehmet topal.
* as they prepare for their 204th european game, atlético are four goals shy of their 350th strike in uefa club competition.
* the tie concludes in istanbul on 25 february with the winners to face the victors of the tie between everton and sporting clube de portugal in the round of 16 on 11 and 18 march, playing the first leg at home.
atlético suspended: none misses next match if booked: álvaro domínguez players added to squad: david de gea, eduardo salvio players removed from squad: maxi rodríguez, florent sinama pongolle, roberto, cléber santana
galatasaray suspended: none misses next match if booked: emre aşık, harry kewell players added to squad: lucas neill, giovani dos santos, sinan osmanoğlu players removed from squad: tobias linderoth, alparslan erdem, shabani nonda, semih kaya, sadrettin kocaoğlu, serdar eylik
atlético ve galatasaray eski alevi tekrar canlandırıyorlar
ilk kez 1973-74 sezonunda karşı karşıya gelen ekipler 36 yıl sonra tekrar karşı karşıya gelecekler.
* galatasaray teknik direktörü rijkaard, la liga'da barcelona koçu iken 10 kez atletico'ya karşı savaştı. bu maçlarda 3g 2b 4y (madrid'de 1g 2b 2y) aldı.
* rijkaard aynı zamanda 1987-88 sezonunda real zaragoza forması ile atletico'ya karşı oynadı. o maçı la romereda'da zaragoza 2-0 kaybetti.
* rijkaard ve atlético koçu quique flores toplamda 6 kez karşı karşıya geldiler. bu maçlarda rijkaard barcelona ve quique flores getafe cf (2004/05) ve valencia cf (2005/06 and 2006/07) başındaydı. maçlarda 2 teknik adamda 2şer galibiyet, beraberlik ve yenilgi yaşadılar.
* galatasaray'ın bir numaralı kalecisi leo franco bu yaz galatasaray'a atletico'dan geldi. 5 yılını atletico'da geçiren arjantinli kale bekçisi ondan önce de mérida cf ve rcd mallorca forması giymişti.
* galatasaray forvet oyuncusu milan baroš ve atlético defans oyuncusu tomáš ujfaluši çek milli takımında uzun süre forma giydiler. her ikisi de 78er kez milli oldular.
* ujfaluši euro 2008'de türkiye'nin çek cumhuriyetini 3-2 yenerek elediği maçta oynadı. galatasaray'ın orta saha oyuncusu arda turan da o maçtaydı ve bir gol attı. aynı zamanda türk milli takımında galatasaray forması giyen servet çetin, hakan balta ve mehmet topal da yer almıştı.
* atletico avrupadaki 204. maçlarını oynaycak ve avrupa kupası maçlarında 350. gole 4 adım gerideler.
* maçın rövanşı 25 şubatta istanbul'da oynanacak ve tur atlayan takım everton-sporting maçının galibi ile 11 ve 18 martta round 16'da karşı karşıya gelecek. aynı zamanda round 16'da ilk maçını evinde oynayacak.
atlético: cezalı: yok kart görürse bir sonraki maçta cezalı duruma düşecek oyuncu: álvaro domínguez takıma yeni katılan: david de gea, eduardo salvio takımdan ayrılan: maxi rodríguez, florent sinama pongolle, roberto, cléber santana
galatasaray cezaslı: yok kart görürse bir sonraki maçta cezalı duruma düşecek oyuncu: emre aşık, harry kewell takıma yeni katılan: lucas neill, giovani dos santos, sinan osmanoğlu takımdan ayrılan: tobias linderoth, alparslan erdem, shabani nonda, semih kaya, sadrettin kocaoğlu, serdar eylik
fotomaç gazetesi son günlerin popüler dizisi olan ezel'deki "dayı" karakterinin rijkaard ve daum'u karşısına aldığı bir resme "cesur bakışı korkağın kılıcından keskindir yeğen!" sözlerini ekleyerek manşet atmış :)
yardımcı hakemler: tikhon kalugin (rus), nikolai golubev (rus)
4. hakem: stanislav sukhina (rus)
çizgi hakemleri: maksim layushkin (rus), sergei karasev (rus)
atlético: david de gea (gk) (dk. 71 sergio asenjo (gk)), juan valera, diego forlán (dk. 58 josé manuel jurado), raúl garcía, sergio agüero, paulo assunção, tomáš ujfaluši, álvaro domínguez, josé antonio reyes (dk. 86 eduardo salvio), simão (c), luis perea
yedekler: antonio lópez, ignacio camacho, juanito, rubén pérez
teknik direktör: quique sánchez flores (esp)
galatasaray: leo franco (gk), uğur uçar, elano (dk. 82 ayhan akman), arda turan (c) (dk. 90 barış özbek), kader keïta, lucas neill, mehmet topal, mustafa sarp, hakan balta, servet çetin, caner erkin (dk. 36 giovani dos santos)
kader keita equalised 13 minutes from time just when it seemed josé antonio reyes's free-kick would prove decisive.
galatasaray aş will welcome club atlético de madrid to istanbul next thursday holding a crucial away goal after kader keita's equaliser ensured a uefa europa league round of 32 first-leg draw.
josé antonio reyes's perfectly placed free-kick had put atlético ahead midway through the first half and visiting goalkeeper leo franco was a busy man after that. but after atlético custodian david de gea was forced off through injury, keita struck.
the visitors had the brighter start and a fine arda turan shot tested teenage goalkeeper de gea, who impressed in the 2-1 defeat of fc barcelona on sunday. however, rather out of the blue, atlético took a 23rd-minute lead, reyes's set piece from the angle of the box to the right of goal beautifully curled into the opposite top corner.
atlético were inspired and leo franco tipped over a diego forlán free-kick that nearly dipped in. visiting coach frank rijkaard made a move on 35 minutes, introducing on-loan barcelona playmaker giovani dos santos, but still his side were defending, leo franco denying both sergio agüero and raúl garcía from point-blank range.
leo franco was beaten by a snap-shot by simão but the ball bounced away off the crossbar. de gea was having a quiet spell until just before the break, turning away mustafa sarp's header at full stretch.
ten minutes into the second half keita embarked on a solo run but de gea dived to save his shot. leo franco was still working, stopping a strong agüero strike and simão's swerving free-kick.
however, with 19 minutes to go de gea had to be replaced by sergio asenjo, who started all but one of atlético's pre-christmas uefa champions league games. six minutes later keita ran on to hakan balta's fine deep cross and shot past asenjo at his near post.
atletico madrid 1-1 galatasaray: keita cancels out reyes stunner
los colchoneros took the lead, but were unable to hang on...
galatasaray hold a slight advantage going into the second leg, having claimed a late away goal against atletico madrid.
los colchoneros fielded their strongest possible eleven, with david de gea keeping his place in goal, while sergio aguero and diego forlan started upfront.
galatasaray, meanwhile, had former rojiblanco leo franco in goal, but were missing harry kewell.
the match got off to a cagey start, with both sides struggling to hold on to the ball for any meaningful length of time. ıt took 12 minutes for the first effort on goal, when arda turan volleyed wide from inside the box. the turk was looking lively, and he soon tested de gea, but the young keeper was equal to his drive from outside the box.
the home side were struggling to test their former 'keeper, but on 22 minutes, jose antonio reyes pulled a rabbit out of the hat. standing over a free kick from just outside the box, the winger let fly and saw his shot race into the top corner of the net, leaving leo franco with no chance.
set pieces were proving a constant threat for the visitors, and forlan was soon testing franco with another one on the half hour mark, which was tipped over the bar. with ten minutes left in the first half, frank rijkaard made a substitution, taking caner erkin off for giovani dos santos. however, the action was still all at the other end, with aguero seeing his toe-poke well parried by franco.
los rojiblancos continued to press, and forlan soon saw his shot across goal go just the wrong side of the post. soon after, raul garcia got his head onto a reyes free kick, but sent it straight at the 'keeper. finally, just before the break, simao let fly with an audacious volley from outside the box, which bounced back off the post with franco stranded.
ıt looked as though the hosts would comfortably see out the rest of the half, but mustafa sarp provided a scare when he headed elano's free kick goalwards, only for de gea to pull off a stunning save. that was the final chance of the half, with all left to play for in the second.
the second half started much like the first, with both sides taking a while to settle back into the intense rhythm they had previously established. ıt took ten minutes for the first shot on goal, when kader keita let fly from outside the box, requiring a smart save by de gea.
just before the hour mark, forlan was replaced by jose manuel jurado, as atleti looked to shore up their midfield. aguero was still threatening though, and after going on a mazy run, it required a diving save from franco to stop him grabbing the second. then, simao stood over another free kick and let fly, but again his ex team-mate came to the rescue.
with 20 minutes remaining, atleti received a blow as de gea suffered an injury while taking a goal kick, requiring him to be replaced by sergio asenjo. the substitute nearly had a horrific introduction, when he was caught in no-man's land trying to stop sarp's header, but tomas ujfalusi rescued the situation on the line. however, minutes later, the damage was done when keita turned in hakan balta's cross at the near post, with asenjo's positioning more than suspect.
both sides now seemed eager to find the winner, and simao was thwarted by leo franco once more with ten minutes left. soon, reyes was substituted for eduardo salvio, and the argentine nearly scored with his first touch in an atleti shirt, but he turned valera's cross wide.
that proved to be the final chance of the match, as galatasaray grabbed a crucial away goal, giving them the edge for the second leg.
uefa avrupa ligi 2. tur ilk maçında deplasmanda ispanya'nın atletico madrid takımı ile 1-1 berabere kalan galatasaray'da, takım kaptanı arda turan, rövanş için avantajlı bir skor elde ettiklerini söyledi.
takım olarak maçın önemine uygun hareket ettiklerini dile getiren genç kaptan, ''gol yesek bile disiplini bozmadık. tabii ki istanbul'da daha zor olacak. kontratak oyuncuları var ve daha etkili oynayabilirler. fakat avantajlı skor elde ettik. ali sami yen stadı'nda taraftarımızın da desteği ile bu turu geçmek istiyoruz'' dedi.
maçtan 4 gün önce atletico madrid vicente calderon'da barcelona'yı 2-1 yenmişti. akşam gazetesi ise bu maça gönderme yaparak atletico - galatasaray maçından sonra "aslan'ı barça mı sandınız?" diye manşet yaptı...
