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# Numerous absences for Galatasaray and Barcelona ahead of Champions League clash

Galatasaray host Barcelona in matchday 2 of the UEFA Champions League league phase, on Tuesday 13 October at 22:00 Damascus time, amid numerous absences on both sides.

[Kareem Al-Saleh](https://riyadaty.com/en/author/kareem-al-saleh-2) Editor Published 12 October 2026، 10:12 ، updated 22:08 Saudi time

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Numerous absences for Galatasaray and Barcelona ahead of Champions League clash

[Galatasaray](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/galatasaray-176) and [Barcelona](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/barcelona-224) meet in a match in matchday 2 of the [UEFA Champions League](https://riyadaty.com/en/competition/uefa-champions-league-20) league phase for the 2026/27 season, on Tuesday 13 October 2026 at 22:00 Damascus time, with the match broadcast on beIN SPORTS.

Hosts Galatasaray will be without a large number of players for this match, most notably [E. Aydin](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/e-aydin-4929), [Kaan Ayhan](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/kaan-ayhan-4918), [C. Guner](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/c-guner-4942), [Kazımcan Karataş](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/kaz%C4%B1mcan-karata%C5%9F-4924), [Arda Ünyay](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/arda-%C3%BCnyay-4928) and [A. Yilmaz](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/a-yilmaz-4916), all of whom are absent for other reasons until 13 October.

Galatasaray will also be without [G. Güvenç](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/g-g%C3%BCven%C3%A7-4915) and [Wilfried Stephane Singo](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/wilfried-stephane-singo-4927) due to injury, until the match on 13 October.

Meanwhile, visitors Barcelona are suffering from injury absences affecting four players: Bardghji, [Andreas Bødtker Christensen](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/andreas-b%C3%B8dtker-christensen-6470), [Raphinha](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/raphael-dias-belloli-6495) and [F. de Jong](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/f-de-jong-6487), all of whom are unavailable until the match date on 13 October.

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