Okan Buruk: The Pitch Affected Both Teams

Galatasaray beat Stuttgart 2-0 at home in matchday 4 of the UEFA Champions League. Aleksey Batrakov scored both winning goals. With this result, the yellow-reds raised their points to 6, while Stuttgart suffered their first defeat.

Speaking after the match, head coach Okan Buruk pointed out that the opponent played with a back three and a 3-4-1-2 formation. He said they could create many chances when the right things were done, and that they had managed this better in the first half.

Buruk stated that the pitch affected both teams. He said there was too much long-ball play in the match and that they could make better use of their transitions in the second half. He also noted that they gave the opponent important chances at the start of the match and in the second half.

Pointing to the physical strength of the opponent, Buruk said the opposing team's average height was 1.86 meters. He stressed that every win was important for the country coefficient.

Buruk said they have one Amed match left before the international break and that they want to enter the break with a win. He added that Leroy Sane played the full 90 minutes in the league match and that Leao also needs to find his match performance.