UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2015/16 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Ali Sami Yen Spor Kompleksi - Istanbul Thursday 18 February 2016 Galatasaray AŞ 21.05CET (22.05 local time) SS Lazio Round of 32, First leg Last updated 21/03/2016 09:35CET Previous meetings 2 Match background 5 Team facts 6 Squad list 8 Fixtures and results 11 Match-by-match lineups 15 Match officials 18 Legend 19 1 Galatasaray AŞ - SS Lazio Thursday 18 February 2016 - 21.05CET (22.05 local time) Match press kit Ali Sami Yen Spor Kompleksi, Istanbul Previous meetings Head to Head UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 24/10/2001 GS1 SS Lazio - Galatasaray AŞ 1-0 Rome Stanković 76 11/09/2001 GS1 Galatasaray AŞ - SS Lazio 1-0 Istanbul Ümit Karan 79 Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA Galatasaray AŞ 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 1 SS Lazio 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 1 Galatasaray AŞ - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 11/12/2013 GS Galatasaray AŞ - Juventus 1-0 Istanbul Sneijder 85 Vidal 78 (P), Quagliarella 87; 02/10/2013 GS Juventus - Galatasaray AŞ 2-2 Turin Drogba 36, Umut Bulut 88 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Hakan Şükür 47, 02/12/2003 GS1 Galatasaray AŞ - Juventus 2-0 Dortmund 90+4 Del Piero 5, 73; 17/09/2003 GS1 Juventus - Galatasaray AŞ 2-1 Turin Hakan Şükür 19 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Cafu 52; Ümit Karan 13/03/2002 GS2 AS Roma - Galatasaray AŞ 1-1 Rome 45 Pérez 22; Emerson 20/11/2001 GS2 Galatasaray AŞ - AS Roma 1-1 Istanbul 90+2 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 07/03/2001 GS2 Galatasaray AŞ - AC Milan 2-0 Istanbul Hagi 20, Jardel 86 José Mari 47, Shevchenko 73 (P); 21/11/2000 GS2 AC Milan - Galatasaray AŞ 2-2 Milan Jardel 39, Hasan Şaş 41 UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 2-1 Hasan Şaş 5, Ümit 09/12/1999 R3 Galatasaray AŞ - Bologna FC Istanbul agg: 3-2 Davala 30; Ventola 8 2 Galatasaray AŞ - SS Lazio Thursday 18 February 2016 - 21.05CET (22.05 local time) Match press kit Ali Sami Yen Spor Kompleksi, Istanbul UEFA Cup Signori 66; Hakan 23/11/1999 R3 Bologna FC - Galatasaray AŞ 1-1 Bologna Şükür 81 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Capone 27, Hakan Şükür 87, Ümit 03/11/1999 GS1 Galatasaray AŞ - AC Milan 3-2 Istanbul Davala 90 (P); Weah 20, Giunti 51 Leonardo 44, 21/09/1999 GS1 AC Milan - Galatasaray AŞ 2-1 Milan Shevchenko 45; Ümit Davala 50 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Suat Kaya 90; 02/12/1998 GS Galatasaray AŞ - Juventus 1-1 Istanbul Amoruso 78 F. Inzaghi 17, Birindelli 69; Hakan 16/09/1998 GS Juventus - Galatasaray AŞ 2-2 Turin Şükür 44, Ümit Davala 63 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 10/12/1997 GS Galatasaray AŞ - Parma FC 1-1 Istanbul Ilie 52; Chiesa 47 01/10/1997 GS Parma FC - Galatasaray AŞ 2-0 Parma Sensini 24, Crespo 30 UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Kocabey 22, 58, Arif 3-2 09/12/1992 R3 Galatasaray AŞ - AS Roma Istanbul Erdem 75; Caniggia 8, agg: 4-5 Hässler 47 Aldair 59, 90, Muzzi 25/11/1992 R3 AS Roma - Galatasaray AŞ 3-1 Rome 81; Hakan Şükür 86 European Champions Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 5-0 Pivatelli 11, 42, 13/03/1963 QF AC Milan - Galatasaray AŞ Milan agg: 8-1 Altafini 50, 66, 70 Köken 4; Mora 34 (P), 23/01/1963 QF Galatasaray AŞ - AC Milan 1-3 Istanbul Barison 38, Altafini 76 SS Lazio - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 12/12/2013 GS SS Lazio - Trabzonspor AŞ 0-0 Rome 3 Galatasaray AŞ - SS Lazio Thursday 18 February 2016 - 21.05CET (22.05 local time) Match press kit Ali Sami Yen Spor Kompleksi, Istanbul UEFA Europa League Yusuf Erdoğan 12, Mierzejewski 22, 03/10/2013 GS Trabzonspor AŞ - SS Lazio 3-3 Trabzon Paulo Henrique 35; Onazi 29, Floccari 84, 85 UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 1-1 Lulić 60; Caner Erkin 11/04/2013 QF SS Lazio - Fenerbahçe SK Rome agg: 1-3 73 Webó 78 (P), Kuyt 04/04/2013 QF Fenerbahçe SK - SS Lazio 2-0 Istanbul 90+1 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Muzzi 56; Pancu 45+2 26/11/2003 GS1 SS Lazio - Beşiktaş JK 1-1 Rome (P) 16/09/2003 GS1 Beşiktaş JK - SS Lazio 0-2 Istanbul Stam 37, Fiore 77 UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Sergen Yalçın 82; 20/03/2003 QF Beşiktaş JK - SS Lazio 1-2 Istanbul Fiore 5, Castroman 9 13/03/2003 QF SS Lazio - Beşiktaş JK 1-0 Rome S. Inzaghi 55 UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 2-1 06/12/1994 R3 SS Lazio - Trabzonspor AŞ Rome agg: 4-2 Ünal Karaman 75; 22/11/1994 R3 Trabzonspor AŞ - SS Lazio 1-2 Trabzon Rambaudi 60, Negro 64 Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA Galatasaray AŞ 11 7 3 1 11 0 5 6 0 0 0 0 22 7 8 7 29 34 SS Lazio 6 3 3 0 6 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 12 6 4 2 15 11 4 Galatasaray AŞ - SS Lazio Thursday 18 February 2016 - 21.05CET (22.05 local time) Match press kit Ali Sami Yen Spor Kompleksi, Istanbul Match background Galatasaray AŞ are unbeaten at home against Italian opponents since January 1963 – when AC Milan triumphed 3-1 in Istanbul – as they welcome SS Lazio in their UEFA Europa League round of 32 opener. Previous meetings • In the 2001/02 UEFA Champions League group stage, Mircea Lucescu's Galatasaray overcame Dino Zoff's Lazio 1- 0 at home, but lost by the same scoreline in the reverse fixture to a Biancocelesti side coached by Alberto Zaccheroni. • Galatasaray's record in 22 games against Italian clubs is W7 D8 L7 (W7 D3 L1 at home – W0 D5 L6 in Italy). They are undefeated in their last ten home fixtures against Serie A visitors (W7 D3) since that Milan victory in the European Champion Clubs' Cup quarter-finals. • Lazio's 12 matches against Turkish sides have ended W6 D4 L2 (W3 D3 L0 at home – W3 D1 L2 in Turkey). Form guide • Galatasaray have won only one of their last seven European home games (W1 D3 L3). Looking ahead to the return leg, they have not prevailed in 11 European away trips (D2 L9) since a 3-2 success at FC Schalke 04 in March 2013. • Lazio made it through the UEFA Europa League group stage unbeaten (W4 D2) after losing to Bayer 04 Leverkusen in the UEFA Champions League play-offs. • Galatasaray last played in the round of 32 in 2009/10, losing to Club Atlético de Madrid. Their best performance in this competition since beating Arsenal FC on penalties in the 1999/2000 UEFA Cup final was getting to the round of 16 in 2008/09. • Lazio last reached the round of 32 in 2013/14, when they were eliminated by PFC Ludogorets Razgrad. In their most successful campaign in this competition, they went down 3-0 against FC Internazionale Milano in the 1998 UEFA Cup final. Trivia and links • The journey from Rome to Istanbul is just short of 1,400km. • Galatasaray are one of five sides in the round of 32 who qualified for Europe this season as domestic champions. The others are: FC Basel 1893 (Switzerland), FC Midtjylland (Denmark), Molde FK (Norway) and Olympiacos FC (Greece), although Molde have since lost their title to Rosenborg BK. • Lazio were caught offside 29 times during the group stage – more than any other side. • Galatasaray's Uruguay goalkeeper Fernando Muslera joined the club from Lazio in summer 2011, having won the Coppa Italia in 2008/09 and made 96 Serie A appearances. • Galatasaray's Hamit Altıntop (2007–11) and Lukas Podolski (2006–09) played at FC Bayern München alongside Lazio's Edson Braafheid (2009–11) and Miroslav Klose (2007–11). • Podolski and Galatasaray team-mate Wesley Sneijder have also played in Italy with FC Internazionale Milano. • Lazio striker Filip Djordjević and Galatasaray defender Lionel Carole spent the 2010/11 season together at French side FC Nantes. The coaches • Mustafa Denizli took charge of Galatasaray for a third time in November, replacing Hamza Hamzaoğlu. A forward for Altay GK and Galatasaray, he has won league titles with all three of the big Istanbul clubs (Galatasaray, Fenerbahçe SK and Beşiktaş JK) and led Turkey from 1996 to 2000. • A central defender, with Juventus and ACF Fiorentina among others, Stefano Pioli was appointed by Lazio in June 2014. He has been a coach in Italy's top two divisions since 2003, his clubs including home-town side Parma FC, AC Chievo Verona and most recently Bologna FC. 5 Galatasaray AŞ - SS Lazio Thursday 18 February 2016 - 21.05CET (22.05 local time) Match press kit Ali Sami Yen Spor Kompleksi, Istanbul Team facts Galatasaray AŞ Formed: 1905 Nickname: Cimbom UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • UEFA Cup (1): 2000 • UEFA Super Cup (1): 2000 Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 20 (2015) Turkish Cup: 16 (2015) Ten-year European record (UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League unless indicated otherwise) 2014/15: UEFA Champions League group stage 2013/14: UEFA Champions League round of 16 2012/13: UEFA Champions League quarter-finals 2011/12: did not participate in UEFA club competition 2010/11: play-offs 2009/10: round of 32 2008/09: round of 16 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2007/08: round of 32 2006/07: UEFA Champions League group stage 2005/06: first round Records UEFA club competitions • Biggest home win 6-0: Galatasaray v Maccabi Netanya FC 06/08/09, UEFA Europa League third qualifying round second leg • Biggest away win 1-5: FC Avenir Beggen v Galatasaray 10/08/94, UEFA Champions League qualifying round first leg • Heaviest home defeat 1-6: