AZ vs Galatasaray SK, Europe 2024-25 PLAYOFFS
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Match Preview
AZ vs Galatasaray SK — Europe at AFAS Stadion.
- AZ 6 games · 8 pts (2025/26)
- Galatasaray SK 6 games · 12 pts (2025/26)
Joao Pedro Pinheiro
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21 2 Aston Villa FC 8 21 3 FC Midtjylland 8 19 4 Real Betis Balompie 8 17 5 FC Porto 8 17 6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17 7 SC Freiburg 8 17 8 AS Roma 8 16 9 KRC Genk 8 16 10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15 11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15 12 Ferencvarosi TC 8 15 13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14 14 FC Viktoria Plzen 8 14 15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14 16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13 17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12 18 Lille OSC 8 12 19 Fenerbahce SK 8 12 20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12 21 Celtic FC 8 11 22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10 23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10 24 SK Brann 8 9 25 BSC Young Boys 8 9 26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7 27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7 28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7 29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6 30 FC Basel 1893 8 6 31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6 32 Rangers FC 8 4 33 OGC Nice 8 3 34 FC Utrecht 8 1 35 Malmo FF 8 1 36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1 -
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Galatasaray SK gets underway.
- 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
- 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Galatasaray SK is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 11' Kaan Ayhan was booked on 11.
- 12' Sven Mijnans puts AZ on the lead.
- 17' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 20' Goal! Roland Sallai scores his 32 goal in 479 matches.
- 25' David Wolfe has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 31 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 30' Galatasaray SK is showing some good football. However, Galatasaray SK are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Troy Parrott, as he is very good at scoring at AFAS Stadion with 3 goals in the last 3 games.
- 37' AZ is taking the lead after the goal scored by Troy Parrott on 37.
- 42' The travelling Galatasaray SK supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 43' A meaty challenge results in booking for Abdulkerim Bardakci on 43.
- 48' The referee calls foul for David Wolfe. He receives a card.
- 51' The referee calls foul for Kaan Ayhan. He receives a card.
- 56' Galatasaray SK manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kerem Demirbay is hanging Dries Mertens on the field on 56 minute.
- 57' GOAL! Jordy Clasie scores on 57. Assisted by Ernest Poku
- 57' Galatasaray SK player sees a card in front of him.
- 62' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 66' GOAL! David Wolfe scores on 66.
- 71' Time for substitution for Galatasaray SK. Berkan Kutlu is replaced by Yusuf Demir.
- 75' It’s a booking for AZ player. Jordy Clasie gets a card.
- 77' The supporters are chanting for Denso Kasius. He replaces Seiya Maikuma on 77 minute.
- 82' Kees Smit is replacing Ernest Poku for the AZ side.
- 83' Ro-Zangelo Daal is replacing Mayckel Lahdo for the AZ side.
- 88' It looks surprising AZ does not make any changes. Efe Akman has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 90' Sem van Duijn is replacing Troy Parrott for the AZ side.
- Another three points for AZ.
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AZ
Starting XI- 8
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9
Troy Parrott ↓ Sem van Duijn 90'
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16
Seiya Maikuma ↓ Denso Kasius 77'
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23
Mayckel Lahdo ↓ Ro-Zangelo Daal 83'
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21
Ernest Poku ↓ Kees Smit 82'
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- 18
Bench- 41
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- 12
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28
Zico Buurmeester ↑ 77'
- 34
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30
Denso Kasius ↑ 77'
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26
Kees Smit ↑ 82'
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37
Ro-Zangelo Daal ↑ 83'
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57
Sem van Duijn ↑ 90'
Coach Maarten MartensGalatasaray SK
Starting XI-
77
Alvaro Morata ↓ Berat Lus 90'
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- 23
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10
Dries Mertens ↓ Kerem Demirbay 56'
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- 26
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18
Berkan Kutlu ↓ Yusuf Demir 71'
- 42
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20
Gabriel Sara ↓ Efe Akman 90'
- 53
- 24
Bench-
8
Kerem Demirbay ↑ 56'
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30
Yusuf Demir ↑ 71'
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90
Metehan Baltaci ↑ 71'
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83
Efe Akman ↑ 90'
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67
Berat Lus ↑ 90'
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- 72
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Coach Okan Buruk -
Head to Head
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