Preview: Manchester City vs Galatasaray Prediction, lineups, betting tips & odds | UEFA Champions League 2025-26

These clubs are going to face one another for the first time.

Manchester City are now going to host Galatasaray for their final league phase game of the 2025-26 UEFA Champions League. This is going to be an interesting outing, taking place at the Etihad Stadium.

The Pep Guardiola-led side were outplayed by Bodo/Glimt in their previous UCL outing. It was a poor performance by them and they will now be looking to return to winning ways. Manchester City are coming in after securing a win against the Wolves in their Premier League contest and will be keen to use it as their momentum.

Recharging 🔋 pic.twitter.com/Zkl1PSaTxV

— Manchester City (@ManCity) January 25, 2026

The Turkish giants Galatasaray will be away from home and it is going to make things tougher for them. They have secured three wins in seven UEFA Champions League matches this season and will be looking to secure play-offs qualifier spot to stay alive in the European competition.

Kick-off:

• Location: Manchester, England
• Stadium: Etihad Stadium
• Date: Thursday, January 29
• Kick-off Time: 01:30 a.m. IST (Wednesday, Jan 28; 08:00 p.m. GMT/ 03:00 p.m. ET/ 12:00 p.m. PT)
• Referee: TBD
• VAR: In use

Form:

Man City: W-W-L-L-W

Galatasaray: L-W-D-D-W

Players to Watch

Antoine Semenyo (Man City)

Antoine Semenyo is on a good run of form and is going to be a constant threat to the opponent’s defence. He has scored four goals in his last five games and will be looking to come up with another top performance. The 26-year-old will lead the attack from the right for Manchester City.

That control 😮‍💨💫 @antoinesemenyo pic.twitter.com/Ks2XHKDIex

— Manchester City (@ManCity) January 24, 2026

Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray)

In five UEFA Champions League appearances this season, Victor Osimhen has scored six goals and is the top goal scorer for Galatasaray in the competition. He will be looking to step up his game and come up with a top performance so that he can help his side stand a chance against Man City.

Match Facts

• Galatasaray are undefeated in their last four matches.
• Manchester City have only won one of their last three games.
• This will be the first-ever meeting between these clubs.

Man City vs Galatasaray: Betting Tips and Odds

• Manchester City to win @1/4 Coral
• Erling Haaland to score @11/17 Unibet
• Goals under 3.5 @21/20 Spread Ex

Injury and Team News

Ruben Dias, Josko Gvardiol, Mateo Kovacic, John Stones, Savinho and Oscar Bobb are not going to be in action for Manchester City as they are not fit enough. Rodri is suspended. Nico Gonzalez might also miss out due to a lack of fitness.

Galatasaray will miss out on the services of Arda Unayay, Wilfried Singo and Enes Emre Buyuk. They are injured. Metehan Baltaci is suspended.

Head-to-Head

Total matches: 0

Man City won: 0

Galatasaray won: 0

Draws: 0

Predicted Lineups

Man City predicted lineup (4-1-4-1)

Donnarumma (GK); Nunes, Khusanov, Guéhi, O’Reilly; Reijnders; Semenyo, Foden, Silva, Cherki; Haaland

Galatasaray predicted lineup (4-2-3-1)

Çakir (GK); Sallai, Sánchez, Bardakci, Elmali; Gundogan, Lemina; Sané, Akgün, Yilmaz; Osimhen

Match Prediction

This is going to be an entertaining outing between these clubs. Manchester City are likely to come out on top and secure a win against Galatasaray in their upcoming UEFA Champions League clash.

Prediction: Man City 2-1 Galatasaray

Telecast Details

India: SonyLIV, Sony Sports Network

UK: TNT Sports, BBC

US: Paramount+, TUDN

Nigeria: DAZN

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