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title: "Numerous absences in Lille and Galatasaray ranks ahead of Champions League clash"
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description: "Lille host Galatasaray in the third round of the UEFA Champions League league phase, on Wednesday at 19:45 Saudi time, amid notable absences in both squads."
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# Numerous absences in Lille and Galatasaray ranks ahead of Champions League clash

Lille host Galatasaray in the third round of the UEFA Champions League league phase, on Wednesday at 19:45 Saudi time, amid notable absences in both squads.

[Youssef Darwish](https://riyadaty.com/en/author/youssef-darwish-4) Editor Published 21 October 2026، 03:56 Saudi time

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Numerous absences in Lille and Galatasaray ranks ahead of Champions League clash

[Lille](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/lille-272) take on Turkish side [Galatasaray](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/galatasaray-176) in the third round of the league phase of the [UEFA Champions League](https://riyadaty.com/en/competition/uefa-champions-league-20) for the 2026/27 season, in a match to be played at Lille's stadium on Wednesday 21 October at 19:45 Saudi time.

The match will be broadcast on beIN Sports.

Lille will be without a number of players for this game, with [Hamza Igamane](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/hamza-igamane-13992), [Tiago Santos](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/tiago-carvalho-santos-8037), [Ayase Ueda](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/ayase-ueda-8055) and [Berke Özer](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/berke-%C3%B6zer-8029) missing through injury, while [Ethan Mbappé Lottin](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/ethan-mbapp%C3%A9-lottin-8046) is out due to suspension.

Galatasaray, meanwhile, are suffering from a greater number of absences, as [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) are all missing for other reasons.

Also added to Galatasaray's list of absentees are [Wilfried Stephane Singo](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/wilfried-stephane-singo-4927), [Lucas Sebastián Torreira di Pascua](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/lucas-sebasti%C3%A1n-torreira-di-pascua-4937) and [Rafael Leão](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/rafael-le%C3%A3o-4943), through injury.

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