On Wednesday night, so tomorrow at this time, Galatasaray occurs on Matchday 2 of the Champions League group stage at FC Porto. Reason enough to take the next opponent in the League of the Champions under the microscope.

On Wednesday, October 3, the Turkish champion Galatasaray will be in Portugal's Porto Estadio do Dragao (capacity: 50,399 spectators). The reigning defending champion in the league NOS is a real touchstone for the team of the successful coach Fatih Terim. Time to take a look at the Portuguese titleholder.

FC Porto is no stranger to Turkish clubs. Already ten games completed the club from the Iberian peninsula against a Turkish representative. Porto get six wins. Three matches ended in a draw. And only once did the Blue-Whites leave the place as losers. The only defeat dates from last season also in the Champions League group stage against Besiktas. At that time they defeated the Turks at home with 1:3. In addition, Porto played five more times against Besiktas ( 3 wins, 2 draws). In the 2002/2003 season, there were two games in the UEFA Cup against Denizlispor (6: 1 and 2: 2). The other two matches were played against Fenerbahce. Both games won Porto. It will be the first clash with Galatasaray.

Against Galatasaray, Porto must give up one of its strongest offensive options. Vincent Aboubakar, who may well be a household name to many Turkish football fans, will miss out on a cruciate ligament injury. The former Besiktas striker scored 26 goals in 43 competitive matches last season and scored seven goals. Also in the current season, the 63-time Cameroonian had started international well and had met four times in nine compulsory matches and prepared two goals. The 26-year-old is expected to miss four to six months, which means he will probably miss Porto in the second leg in Istanbul. Besides Aboubakar, Porto will have to do without center-back Chancel Mbemba and midfielder Riechedly Bazoer, both of whom are also injured.

2 weeks ago FC Porto started away with a 1-1 draw in Gelsenkirchen against FC Schalke in the Champions League Group D. Galatasaray leads the group after a 3-0 home victory against Lokomotiv Moscow. It will be a very difficult match and very hard to predict.

FC Porto was Portugals League NOS Champion last Season (2018)